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Informations rapidesIn October 2023, manufacturing output was almost stable (+0.1%) Industrial production index - October 2023

In October 2023, output was almost stable over a month in the manufacturing industry (+0.1% after ‑0.6%) and decreased again in the whole industry (‑0.3% after ‑0.6%).

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Paru le :Paru le05/12/2023
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In October 2023, output was almost stable over a month in the manufacturing industry (+0.1% after ‑0.6%) and decreased again in the whole industry (‑0.3% after ‑0.6%).

Monthly Industrial Production Indices

Monthly Industrial Production Indices
(C1) (C3) (C4) (C5) CZ
2023-10 96.92 104.09 95.41 101.24 99.86
2023-09 96.33 104.66 93.05 101.57 99.74
2023-08 97.97 105.28 97.32 101.04 100.35
2023-07 99.28 104.94 94.3 102.1 100.67
2023-06 98.98 105.39 95.54 100.99 100.28
2023-05 99.57 107.03 96.55 101.97 101.29
2023-04 98.08 106.02 94.97 101.23 100.02
2023-03 98.93 103.97 93.69 101.11 99.53
2023-02 99.3 105.24 93.54 102.1 100.67
2023-01 97.71 104.29 88.37 101.64 99.3
2022-12 98.29 101.78 95.56 103.96 101.24
2022-11 100.39 104.95 88.17 104.09 101.07
2022-10 100.25 99.73 88.15 102.1 98.88
2022-09 99.98 104.29 89.98 103.69 100.91
2022-08 100.52 102.4 91.51 104.25 101.29
2022-07 100.13 98.72 85.28 101.29 98.22
2022-06 101.28 101.48 86.84 103.57 100.22
2022-05 99.04 97.96 83.76 103.45 98.86
2022-04 99.64 97.69 81.43 102.12 97.87
2022-03 101.21 98.95 77.57 103.74 98.68
2022-02 101.67 100.56 79.7 102.94 98.83
2022-01 101.99 98.71 82.37 104.86 100.01
2021-12 101.04 100.22 84.59 100.75 98.12
2021-11 101.83 98.45 77.76 101.19 97.35
2021-10 102.02 100.21 84.02 102.61 99.19
2021-09 100.42 99.73 75.46 101.71 97.19
2021-08 100.23 98.24 81.4 103.24 98.55
2021-07 101.58 98.16 83.15 101.66 98.15
2021-06 101.02 99.27 79.14 101.92 97.83
2021-05 99.12 97.94 79.63 101.48 97.08
2021-04 98.95 100.21 82.29 102.24 98.14
2021-03 99.61 98.63 83.01 102.1 98.06
2021-02 97.68 98.15 80.6 100.93 96.67
2021-01 100.07 100.96 90.11 105.12 100.97
2020-12 97.76 95.3 90.46 102.0 98.1
2020-11 98.75 97.23 90.79 102.79 99.22
2020-10 98.95 96.92 91.22 102.46 99.15
2020-09 99.92 93.64 92.92 100.49 97.94
2020-08 98.5 91.7 82.3 99.7 95.44
2020-07 98.93 95.25 80.43 97.94 94.88
2020-06 97.83 90.18 75.84 93.54 91.02
2020-05 91.69 77.76 56.5 82.53 79.55
2020-04 90.34 60.41 39.19 66.0 65.57
2020-03 97.16 77.72 72.84 85.11 84.03
2020-02 101.13 102.44 109.75 105.71 104.53
2020-01 99.41 100.94 104.81 103.99 102.4
2019-12 99.1 98.77 105.72 104.06 102.19
2019-11 98.89 100.76 112.16 104.82 103.71
2019-10 99.24 100.94 111.02 106.99 104.82
2019-09 100.09 104.16 113.42 105.54 105.08
2019-08 98.07 100.81 112.72 104.55 103.77
2019-07 97.82 102.13 113.2 105.57 104.49
2019-06 98.85 103.47 112.34 104.78 104.22
2019-05 99.12 105.23 117.68 106.96 106.55
2019-04 100.26 107.66 113.89 105.37 105.75
2019-03 98.65 105.43 116.41 105.42 105.57
2019-02 99.49 102.72 116.65 106.09 105.78
2019-01 99.93 103.05 114.77 105.08 105.11
2018-12 99.23 99.72 120.15 105.47 105.34
2018-11 97.72 99.66 112.23 104.49 103.5
2018-10 99.16 102.09 112.59 105.42 104.77
2018-09 98.31 99.4 112.34 104.31 103.6
2018-08 100.04 101.89 113.64 105.05 104.78
2018-07 98.45 101.32 117.23 103.91 104.23
2018-06 99.03 100.79 116.22 105.15 104.76
2018-05 99.93 99.4 111.81 103.14 102.76
2018-04 99.6 98.78 116.12 105.08 104.44
2018-03 99.89 102.32 107.6 104.9 103.93
2018-02 98.64 99.86 108.48 102.72 102.36
2018-01 98.67 99.31 112.34 102.73 102.8
2017-12 98.85 106.62 111.58 107.0 106.12
2017-11 99.8 101.21 112.6 105.7 104.99
2017-10 99.03 104.62 112.57 105.88 105.37
2017-09 99.45 101.31 111.61 104.16 103.9
2017-08 100.07 100.72 113.93 102.76 103.45
2017-07 99.21 101.77 109.78 103.43 103.27
2017-06 98.83 102.27 105.63 103.22 102.71
2017-05 99.37 104.83 109.54 103.49 103.77
2017-04 98.19 100.57 103.27 102.1 101.38
2017-03 98.71 100.68 108.67 102.66 102.42
2017-02 98.67 100.03 103.43 101.11 100.74
2017-01 97.23 97.16 105.02 100.5 100.06
2016-12 99.66 100.26 103.34 100.42 100.75
2016-11 100.04 100.3 105.6 102.53 102.36
2016-10 98.92 94.97 105.05 98.68 99.13
2016-09 100.29 98.88 100.96 100.24 100.14
2016-08 99.89 99.94 105.04 101.43 101.44
2016-07 98.67 96.04 100.64 100.22 99.45
2016-06 97.47 96.39 105.06 99.26 99.03
2016-05 97.61 97.94 103.48 100.37 99.77
2016-04 98.14 98.23 107.96 100.21 100.71
2016-03 99.91 97.17 101.4 99.23 99.39
2016-02 99.7 100.74 105.69 99.91 100.8
2016-01 100.48 98.21 106.53 102.31 101.99
2015-12 100.62 98.47 99.29 102.31 101.0
2015-11 99.72 98.29 97.74 100.59 99.71
2015-10 100.1 101.21 101.04 99.82 100.3
2015-09 100.81 104.22 102.8 100.26 101.31
2015-08 99.89 99.95 103.64 99.94 100.31
2015-07 100.4 97.03 96.6 99.31 98.7
2015-06 100.86 103.34 100.0 99.65 100.31
2015-05 100.39 103.29 100.8 100.22 100.75
2015-04 99.84 99.83 97.17 99.77 99.45
2015-03 100.26 98.73 100.48 99.71 99.96
2015-02 98.3 97.33 102.14 99.21 99.28
2015-01 98.8 98.31 98.29 99.2 98.91
  • Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing.

Monthly 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

Over a month, output decreased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply

In October 2023, output decreased again in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (‑2.6% after ‑0.5%). It fell back in the “other manufacturing” industries (‑0.3% after +0.5%). It was down again in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (‑0.5% after ‑0.6%) and fell back in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (‑4.2% after +6.9%). On the contrary, output rebounded in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.5% after ‑4.4%): it recovered in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+9.0% after ‑6.4%), but decreased again in the manufacture of “other transport equipment” (‑1.8% after ‑3.0%). Output also bounced back in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.6% after ‑1.7%).

Variation in the Industrial Production

2015 based, SA-WDA changes in %
Variation in the Industrial Production (2015 based, SA-WDA changes in %)
NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] Oct. 2023 Oct. 2023 / Sept. 2023 Sept. 2023 / Aug. 2023 Quarter-on-quarter change (3) Year-on-year change (4)
BE: INDUSTRY 98.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6 0.4
CZ: Manufacturing 99.9 0.1 -0.6 -0.8 -0.4
(C1): Man. of food products and beverages 96.9 0.6 -1.7 -2.2 -3.2
(C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products 84.1 -4.2 6.9 3.4 31.6
(C3): Machinery and equipment goods 104.1 -0.5 -0.6 -1.0 2.5
[CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products 113.0 1.3 -1.4 -1.3 3.2
[CJ] Man. of electrical equipment 89.9 -3.0 1.3 -2.0 -4.3
[CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) 103.6 -1.2 -0.7 -0.2 5.7
(C4): Man. of transport equipment 95.4 2.5 -4.4 -0.2 6.0
[CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 97.9 9.0 -6.4 -4.1 -0.6
[CL2] Man. of other transport equipment 93.9 -1.8 -3.0 2.8 11.2
(C5): Other manufacturing 101.2 -0.3 0.5 -0.4 -2.0
[CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products 107.0 1.4 -4.1 2.0 4.3
[CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media 86.4 0.3 -1.6 -1.1 -7.2
[CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products 103.0 1.1 3.4 1.4 1.4
[CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 124.5 0.2 3.4 -0.2 -4.0
[CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other nonmetallic mineral products 91.6 -1.9 -1.0 -2.9 -6.6
[CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 91.2 -2.2 1.8 -0.2 -1.1
[CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 109.7 0.2 -0.9 -0.5 -0.8
DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 88.9 -2.6 -0.5 0.3 4.9
[BZ] Mining and quarrying 89.9 -4.6 -1.4 -1.4 -4.1
[DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply 89.2 -2.9 -0.5 0.4 6.5
[EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 85.6 2.0 -0.3 0.0 -6.4
FZ: CONSTRUCTION 101.6 -2.0 1.8 -1.4 -1.3
MIGs (2)
Capital goods 101.7 0.7 -2.2 -0.9 3.1
Intermediate goods 92.8 -1.0 1.2 -0.8 -3.6
Consumer durables 120.3 2.9 -3.3 7.0 3.3
Consumer non-durables 105.3 0.4 -0.5 -1.3 -2.3
Energy 88.2 -2.6 -0.2 0.5 6.2
  • (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
  • Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES.

Over a year, manufacturing output was down by 0.4%

Cumulative output over the last three months (August to October 2023) was lower than that of the same three months of the previous year in the manufacturing industry (‑0.4%), but was higher in the whole industry (+0.4%).

Over this one-year period, output expanded markedly in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+4.9%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+6.0%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+2.5%). It increased strongly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (+31.6%), due to the strike that had affected the refineries in October 2022. On the contrary, output declined in the “other manufacturing” industries (‑2.0%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (‑3.2%).

Output declined sharply in some energy-intensive industries compared with 2021

In the context of high electricity and gas prices invoiced to firms given the contracts agreed in 2022 for 2023, energy-intensive industries are particularly exposed to rising –or persistently high– production costs, which may affect their output. Output over the last three months (August to October 2023) remained thus down sharply compared to the second quarter of 2021 (last quarter before the sharp rise of energy prices), particularly in the manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (‑20.1%), the manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard (‑19.5%) and the manufacture of basic chemicals (‑12.7%).

Monthly industrial production index in five energy-intensive industries

Monthly industrial production index in five energy-intensive industries
Pulp, paper and paperboard (171) Basic chemicals (201) Glass and glass products (231) Basic iron and steel and ferro-alloys (241) Basic precious and other non-ferrous metals (244)
2023-10 65.7 91.76 89.41 67.12 83.86
2023-09 67.83 88.33 93.92 73.41 81.38
2023-08 67.62 81.84 94.51 73.48 83.84
2023-07 67.55 82.72 98.19 50.02 81.84
2023-06 59.57 83.43 99.8 40.19 85.24
2023-05 65.85 88.95 104.52 58.28 83.83
2023-04 65.43 82.35 103.12 71.19 83.54
2023-03 59.77 79.54 101.73 72.66 83.52
2023-02 66.67 84.53 103.15 52.29 83.32
2023-01 66.65 78.55 103.87 72.72 79.09
2022-12 68.29 78.26 105.97 70.39 88.31
2022-11 71.37 77.85 107.44 74.01 80.11
2022-10 76.54 74.78 114.71 76.01 79.74
2022-09 77.4 84.38 114.24 69.81 82.35
2022-08 77.43 86.83 107.78 82.9 83.52
2022-07 79.26 94.62 106.31 77.96 85.76
2022-06 81.96 96.1 108.92 85.68 85.77
2022-05 83.1 94.03 108.67 83.72 87.15
2022-04 82.41 93.2 108.52 83.76 85.92
2022-03 85.98 98.57 113.84 81.92 89.77
2022-02 85.68 95.77 109.76 87.22 84.72
2022-01 86.34 100.9 110.25 86.78 87.41
2021-12 87.76 103.16 110.69 89.76 88.42
2021-11 85.28 103.9 110.34 89.67 94.22
2021-10 80.68 100.06 106.83 88.9 91.18
2021-09 82.23 97.82 105.95 89.95 83.21
2021-08 84.12 97.29 104.47 87.88 91.73
2021-07 83.63 100.15 106.59 91.09 92.29
2021-06 83.19 100.88 104.44 87.74 92.05
2021-05 82.72 96.74 104.1 88.97 88.87
2021-04 84.03 102.24 104.25 91.03 90.93
2021-03 82.8 103.66 99.26 85.73 90.0
2021-02 81.64 99.45 101.69 82.69 89.66
2021-01 81.99 100.35 101.11 82.89 90.63
2020-12 80.52 107.24 98.75 98.2 100.8
2020-11 78.1 107.86 103.04 84.43 89.85
2020-10 77.15 106.01 100.8 67.43 92.08
2020-09 81.42 97.62 101.28 79.85 88.19
2020-08 77.38 85.81 95.32 68.3 85.0
2020-07 79.4 88.49 96.9 66.65 83.38
2020-06 78.97 91.52 92.08 59.02 72.05
2020-05 74.67 88.02 78.0 54.15 70.01
2020-04 76.22 92.16 59.88 51.72 61.11
2020-03 76.86 94.22 81.12 56.53 82.52
2020-02 83.61 102.18 108.14 87.02 100.48
2020-01 82.17 94.6 106.4 87.67 98.47
2019-12 83.9 91.85 101.07 87.02 98.35
2019-11 84.33 96.74 108.37 83.42 99.0
2019-10 84.81 102.0 111.02 84.21 100.81
2019-09 81.6 102.54 110.67 85.26 100.78
2019-08 86.83 99.42 101.17 93.17 98.32
2019-07 85.5 102.6 112.32 89.39 98.95
2019-06 87.74 104.89 110.55 85.14 100.41
2019-05 83.14 105.85 105.6 86.37 103.22
2019-04 88.85 101.54 107.24 87.53 103.01
2019-03 93.24 103.65 107.14 90.71 102.86
2019-02 89.13 107.82 107.93 89.26 104.88
2019-01 90.35 110.67 109.78 88.0 103.91
2018-12 90.44 105.88 109.22 90.5 101.44
2018-11 93.3 98.7 107.7 96.64 101.9
2018-10 94.8 100.48 107.44 95.51 103.11
2018-09 93.67 101.07 106.9 91.06 102.88
2018-08 93.53 101.83 111.54 85.28 105.74
2018-07 93.83 95.98 107.74 92.09 106.02
2018-06 93.21 104.31 108.64 89.81 102.11
2018-05 93.0 104.53 107.44 92.99 102.64
2018-04 91.24 105.3 109.31 92.36 98.78
2018-03 88.86 102.94 109.8 92.99 101.76
2018-02 94.6 100.99 107.76 93.07 97.78
2018-01 95.71 104.47 107.11 96.48 103.28
2017-12 98.85 102.0 109.31 102.15 109.08
2017-11 95.71 110.73 108.61 90.41 104.72
2017-10 98.03 109.55 107.69 93.0 103.92
2017-09 95.92 107.59 106.68 95.68 104.83
2017-08 97.04 108.56 109.2 99.09 106.38
2017-07 96.31 109.23 107.21 97.14 101.03
2017-06 96.27 108.71 103.04 96.53 105.96
2017-05 96.68 108.87 108.61 97.12 102.49
2017-04 97.45 104.93 107.46 105.05 103.87
2017-03 96.34 111.01 106.33 96.76 99.75
2017-02 94.42 101.92 104.97 97.44 103.06
2017-01 94.74 102.45 104.22 96.7 101.53
2016-12 94.37 111.18 106.03 91.49 96.82
2016-11 94.61 102.73 104.4 102.4 101.54
2016-10 93.33 95.75 103.7 96.53 100.92
2016-09 89.31 100.64 99.76 94.84 102.74
2016-08 97.57 101.88 103.12 98.94 90.94
2016-07 95.68 99.84 100.18 93.26 100.36
2016-06 97.71 84.11 101.87 98.09 100.24
2016-05 97.02 91.94 99.3 96.0 98.57
2016-04 96.4 103.49 98.72 97.5 98.88
2016-03 97.4 101.21 98.07 97.86 98.4
2016-02 101.1 105.05 100.86 100.86 97.52
2016-01 99.28 104.41 101.72 96.61 97.61
2015-12 102.37 104.45 100.42 100.72 98.26
2015-11 99.08 101.03 101.5 97.55 99.41
2015-10 95.32 99.74 101.86 96.79 99.83
2015-09 100.27 96.47 101.61 101.91 99.07
2015-08 100.85 100.7 102.14 97.09 101.68
2015-07 99.4 101.16 100.25 92.53 99.55
2015-06 100.2 101.62 100.54 104.68 98.91
2015-05 100.74 102.79 99.9 103.95 102.28
2015-04 98.15 97.47 98.82 98.26 101.37
2015-03 99.7 96.84 100.0 102.84 100.03
2015-02 101.72 98.58 96.6 99.76 100.64
2015-01 102.19 99.15 96.38 103.92 98.96

Monthly industrial production index in five energy-intensive industries

  • Source: INSEE.

The monthly evolution of the September 2023 manufacturing index has been revised downwards

Compared to the previous release, the evolution of the manufacturing index between August and September 2023 has been revised downwards by 0.2 points (after rounding) at ‑0.6% instead of ‑0.4%. The evolution of the index for the whole industry has also been revised downwards by 0.1 points (after rounding) at ‑0.6% instead of ‑0.5%.

Revision of variations

(in percentage point)
Revision of variations ((in percentage point))
Sept. 2023 / Aug. 2023 Aug. 2023 / July 2023 July 2023 / June 2023 Q3 2023 / Q2 2023 2022 / 2021
Industry (BE) -0.11 -0.02 -0.01 -0.09 0.01
raw serie -0.13 0.01 -0.07 -0.09 0.01
SA-WDA parameters 0.02 -0.03 0.06 0.00 0.00
Manufacturing (CZ) -0.18 -0.01 -0.02 -0.11 0.01
raw serie -0.13 0.01 -0.08 -0.09 0.01
SA-WDA parameters -0.05 -0.02 0.06 -0.02 0.00
  • How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between August and September 2023 is revised by -0.18 points, -0.13 points are due to the revision of the raw series and -0.05 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES.

For more information

The methodology of the industrial production index is explained in “Industrial Production Index with Base Year 2015”, Insee Méthodes no 133 – July 2019 (link at the bottom of this page).

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