On a monthly basis, output rebounded in the manufacture of “other industrial products”, including metallurgy, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, rising 1.2 per cent after a 1.2 per cent fall.
France’s manufacturing output partially rebounded by 0.3 per cent in August 2026 after a 0.8 per cent fall in July, while output across the whole industry declined 0.3 per cent, INSEE said.
The rebound was led by other industrial products and electrical, electronic and computer equipment.
June-August manufacturing output was down 1.2 per cent year on year.
Output declined in transport equipment by 2.2 per cent after a 0.1 per cent fall, and fell back in the food and beverage industries by 1.2 per cent after a 0.4 per cent rise. Mining and quarrying, energy and water supply output dropped 2.4 per cent after a 0.2 per cent increase, mainly because electricity production decreased after reaching its highest level since December 2021 in July, INSEE mentioned in a press release.
Over June to August 2026, cumulative output in the whole industry was almost stable compared with the same three months of the previous year, down 0.1 per cent. Manufacturing output was 1.2 per cent lower over the same period, according to INSEE.
Within that three-month comparison, output fell 5.0 per cent in transport equipment, 0.8 per cent in “other industrial products” and 1.5 per cent in food and beverage industries.
Construction output increased 0.7 per cent in August 2026 after being stable in July. Cumulative construction output over June to August 2026 was 5.0 per cent lower than in the same three months of the previous year.
The monthly evolution of the manufacturing index between June and July 2026, after rounding, was not revised. For the whole industry, however, the figure was revised downwards to a 0.6 per cent fall from the previously reported 0.4 per cent decline, due to a downward revision of production and transport of electricity, INSEE said.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (CG)
