10 November 2020
2020- n° 288In September 2020, manufacturing output continued to increase (+2.2%) Industrial production index - September 2020
In September 2020, output increased in the manufacturing industry (+2.2%, after +0.8%) as well in the whole industry (+1.4%, after +1.1%). Compared to February (the last month before the beginning of the general lockdown), output remained significantly lower in the manufacturing industry (−5.5%), as well as in the whole industry (−5.1%).
All series are seasonally (SA) and working-day adjusted (WDA).
In the following paragraphs, percentage changes by subsections are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall percentage change of the industrial production index. The contribution of a subsection takes into account its weight and the magnitude of its evolution.
In September 2020, output increased in the manufacturing industry (+2.2%, after +0.8%) as well in the whole industry (+1.4%, after +1.1%). Compared to February (the last month before the beginning of the general lockdown), output remained significantly lower in the manufacturing industry (−5.5%), as well as in the whole industry (−5.1%).
tableauMonthly Industrial Production Indices
| (C1) | (C3) | (C4) | (C5) | CZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 98.92 | 98.65 | 98.44 | 99.19 | 98.99 |
| 2015-02 | 97.98 | 97.03 | 102.83 | 99.3 | 99.32 |
| 2015-03 | 100.22 | 98.48 | 100.34 | 99.57 | 99.82 |
| 2015-04 | 99.78 | 99.78 | 97.69 | 99.9 | 99.58 |
| 2015-05 | 100.41 | 103.09 | 99.67 | 100.42 | 100.69 |
| 2015-06 | 100.83 | 102.54 | 100.36 | 99.54 | 100.19 |
| 2015-07 | 100.53 | 97.31 | 96.58 | 99.28 | 98.74 |
| 2015-08 | 99.96 | 100.13 | 102.94 | 99.57 | 100.05 |
| 2015-09 | 100.96 | 104.32 | 102.57 | 100.26 | 101.33 |
| 2015-10 | 100.29 | 102.14 | 102.3 | 99.93 | 100.7 |
| 2015-11 | 99.77 | 98.23 | 97.15 | 100.69 | 99.68 |
| 2015-12 | 100.35 | 98.31 | 99.13 | 102.36 | 100.92 |
| 2016-01 | 100.85 | 99.03 | 107.38 | 102.37 | 102.3 |
| 2016-02 | 99.86 | 100.35 | 105.57 | 99.54 | 100.56 |
| 2016-03 | 99.92 | 97.69 | 102.66 | 99.29 | 99.67 |
| 2016-04 | 98.33 | 98.1 | 108.21 | 100.16 | 100.72 |
| 2016-05 | 97.67 | 97.73 | 103.24 | 100.46 | 99.77 |
| 2016-06 | 97.53 | 96.09 | 105.05 | 99.31 | 99.02 |
| 2016-07 | 98.98 | 96.46 | 100.49 | 100.0 | 99.41 |
| 2016-08 | 100.04 | 100.08 | 104.72 | 101.3 | 101.38 |
| 2016-09 | 100.42 | 99.13 | 101.75 | 100.41 | 100.39 |
| 2016-10 | 99.13 | 95.88 | 104.87 | 98.57 | 99.2 |
| 2016-11 | 100.04 | 100.67 | 104.68 | 102.69 | 102.36 |
| 2016-12 | 99.51 | 100.12 | 103.99 | 100.49 | 100.83 |
| 2017-01 | 97.6 | 97.4 | 106.48 | 100.49 | 100.33 |
| 2017-02 | 98.95 | 99.75 | 103.61 | 101.08 | 100.74 |
| 2017-03 | 98.89 | 100.8 | 109.17 | 102.47 | 102.43 |
| 2017-04 | 98.39 | 100.51 | 103.43 | 102.08 | 101.41 |
| 2017-05 | 99.52 | 104.55 | 109.48 | 103.6 | 103.81 |
| 2017-06 | 99.08 | 102.19 | 106.13 | 103.41 | 102.91 |
| 2017-07 | 99.65 | 102.25 | 109.49 | 103.49 | 103.41 |
| 2017-08 | 100.38 | 100.84 | 113.59 | 102.88 | 103.55 |
| 2017-09 | 99.66 | 102.13 | 112.46 | 104.24 | 104.2 |
| 2017-10 | 99.19 | 105.66 | 112.99 | 105.69 | 105.48 |
| 2017-11 | 99.9 | 101.77 | 113.72 | 105.97 | 105.37 |
| 2017-12 | 98.82 | 106.47 | 113.31 | 106.78 | 106.19 |
| 2018-01 | 98.21 | 100.81 | 113.13 | 103.03 | 103.19 |
| 2018-02 | 97.97 | 100.45 | 107.48 | 102.64 | 102.15 |
| 2018-03 | 99.17 | 102.4 | 107.09 | 104.78 | 103.68 |
| 2018-04 | 98.73 | 98.8 | 113.58 | 104.43 | 103.63 |
| 2018-05 | 99.23 | 99.9 | 109.62 | 102.99 | 102.36 |
| 2018-06 | 98.42 | 100.44 | 114.25 | 105.05 | 104.32 |
| 2018-07 | 98.02 | 101.75 | 116.61 | 103.7 | 104.04 |
| 2018-08 | 99.15 | 102.2 | 114.01 | 105.47 | 104.98 |
| 2018-09 | 97.37 | 99.78 | 111.96 | 104.6 | 103.6 |
| 2018-10 | 98.23 | 103.34 | 111.29 | 105.05 | 104.4 |
| 2018-11 | 97.09 | 100.82 | 112.68 | 104.44 | 103.59 |
| 2018-12 | 98.16 | 99.4 | 120.31 | 104.73 | 104.72 |
| 2019-01 | 99.37 | 104.06 | 114.75 | 105.23 | 105.22 |
| 2019-02 | 97.98 | 103.32 | 115.12 | 106.05 | 105.37 |
| 2019-03 | 97.57 | 105.15 | 114.74 | 104.85 | 104.78 |
| 2019-04 | 98.92 | 107.75 | 111.2 | 104.41 | 104.67 |
| 2019-05 | 98.58 | 105.23 | 115.29 | 107.15 | 106.26 |
| 2019-06 | 97.81 | 103.67 | 110.67 | 104.71 | 103.84 |
| 2019-07 | 97.22 | 102.67 | 112.51 | 105.29 | 104.24 |
| 2019-08 | 96.92 | 99.99 | 112.91 | 104.4 | 103.45 |
| 2019-09 | 98.34 | 105.25 | 111.7 | 105.64 | 104.74 |
| 2019-10 | 97.6 | 102.33 | 110.49 | 107.06 | 104.67 |
| 2019-11 | 98.03 | 101.9 | 112.98 | 105.07 | 103.93 |
| 2019-12 | 97.28 | 97.52 | 109.14 | 103.16 | 101.66 |
| 2020-01 | 97.36 | 102.6 | 106.01 | 104.4 | 102.59 |
| 2020-02 | 98.57 | 103.34 | 108.46 | 105.47 | 103.84 |
| 2020-03 | 95.6 | 79.15 | 69.03 | 86.03 | 84.02 |
| 2020-04 | 87.8 | 61.65 | 36.02 | 65.95 | 65.13 |
| 2020-05 | 89.35 | 78.77 | 55.31 | 82.8 | 79.55 |
| 2020-06 | 95.75 | 90.77 | 76.92 | 93.64 | 91.12 |
| 2020-07 | 97.8 | 97.47 | 83.39 | 97.51 | 95.28 |
| 2020-08 | 95.88 | 93.43 | 87.58 | 99.6 | 96.0 |
| 2020-09 | 95.92 | 96.37 | 95.31 | 100.76 | 98.11 |
- Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing.
graphiqueMonthly Industrial Production Indices
- Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
In September 2020, output increased in all activities of manufacturing industry
In September, output increased again in the manufacture of transport equipment (+8.8% after +5.0%) and in “other manufacturing” (+1.2% after +2.1%). It bounced back in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+3.1% after −4.1%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (+11.4% after −6.9%). It was virtually stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages (0.0% after −2.0%) whereas it decreased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−2.8% after +2.9%).
In September, output yet remained below its February level in most industrial activities. It plummeted in the manufacture of transport equipment (−12.1%), in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (−7.4%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−6.7%). In “other manufacturing”, output mainly declined in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (−7.4%) and in chemicals (−7.1%) while it was up in pharmaceuticals (+6.5%). In the manufacture of food products and beverages, output had been less impacted and had returned to the pre-lockdown level since June − July.
tableauVariation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | Sept. 2020 | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Sept. / Feb. | Quarter–on–quarter change (3) | Year–on–year change (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 97.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | –5.1 | 20.1 | –6.9 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 98.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | –5.5 | 22.7 | –7.4 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 95.9 | 0.0 | –2.0 | –2.7 | 6.1 | –1.0 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 60.7 | 11.4 | –6.9 | –7.4 | 6.9 | –31.7 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 96.4 | 3.1 | –4.1 | –6.7 | 24.3 | –6.7 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 102.9 | 8.0 | –7.6 | –5.7 | 20.5 | –5.7 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 90.5 | –1.8 | –1.9 | –6.1 | 26.5 | –6.2 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 93.2 | 1.0 | –1.6 | –8.2 | 27.3 | –8.0 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 95.3 | 8.8 | 5.0 | –12.1 | 58.3 | –21.0 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi–trailers | 100.9 | 5.9 | 18.5 | –2.2 | 146.5 | –12.8 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 90.6 | 11.7 | –5.7 | –19.8 | 19.5 | –27.3 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 100.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | –4.5 | 22.9 | –5.5 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 91.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | –6.9 | 31.4 | –9.6 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 96.8 | 1.8 | –1.3 | –4.3 | 19.1 | –3.3 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 97.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 | –7.1 | 8.2 | –12.5 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 124.1 | 12.1 | –6.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | –0.3 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other nonmetallic mineral products | 99.3 | –4 | 6.3 | –6.4 | 36.1 | –3.2 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 92.4 | –3.8 | 10.2 | –7.4 | 39.2 | –9.5 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 104.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | –4.1 | 27.1 | –1.5 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 94.1 | –2.8 | 2.9 | –2.7 | 7.3 | –4.2 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 103.9 | –3.7 | 7.5 | –2.7 | 33.6 | –0.4 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air–conditioning supply | 93.6 | –2.8 | 2.8 | –2.9 | 6.8 | –4.8 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 94.1 | –2.2 | 2.0 | –1.2 | 1.5 | –0.1 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 94.7 | –8.4 | 7.5 | –7.0 | 40.1 | –3.9 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||||
| Capital goods | 98.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | –7.6 | 34.0 | –9.9 |
| Intermediate goods | 94.4 | –0.1 | 3.4 | –6.6 | 23.4 | –7.8 |
| Consumer durables | 114.2 | 0.1 | 8.0 | –3.7 | 70.3 | 5.8 |
| Consumer non–durables | 102.7 | 3.6 | –2.3 | –1.4 | 8.9 | –3.2 |
| Energy | 90.9 | –2.1 | 2.2 | –3.0 | 6.4 | –6.3 |
- (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
- (2) Main industrial groupings: definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
- (3) Last three months / previous three months
- (4) Last three months / same three months of previous year
- // Not available
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
Over a year, manufacturing output decreased (−7.4%)
In the manufacturing industry, output of the third quarter of 2020 declined compared to the same quarter of 2019 (−7.4%), as well as in the whole industry (−6.9%).
Over this one-year period, output plunged in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−31.7%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (−21.0%). It decreased sharply in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−6.7%), in “other manufacturing” (−5.5%) and in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−4.2%). It diminished more moderately in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−1.0%).
tableauRevision of variations
| Aug. / July | July / June | June / May | Q2 2020 / Q1 2020 | 2019 / 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | –0.23 | 0.05 | 0.16 | –0.01 | –0.01 |
| raw serie | –0.20 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| SA–WDA parameters | –0.03 | –0.05 | 0.13 | –0.02 | –0.01 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | –0.29 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| raw serie | –0.25 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.02 | –0.01 |
| SA–WDA parameters | –0.04 | –0.08 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA–WDA variation between July and August 2020 is revised by –0.29 points, –0.25 points are due to the revision of the raw series and –0.04 points to the updating of the SA–WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
For further information
The treatments implemented for March 2020 are explained in the methodological note referenced in the documentation section.
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The treatments implemented for March 2020 are explained in the methodological note referenced in the documentation section.
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