In September 2018, output decreased sharply in the French manufacturing industry (−2.1% after +0.4% in August)

In September 2018, output decreased sharply in the manufacturing industry (−2.1% after +0.4% in August), as well as in the whole industry (−1.8% after +0.2%).

Manufacturing output increased over the last quarter (+0.5%), as well as in the whole industry (+0.7%).

Over the last quarter, output increased strongly in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+2.1%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.0%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+1.4%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+13.2%). It increased slightly in “other manufacturing” (+0.2%). Conversely, it diminished in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−1.8%).

Manufacturing output of the last quarter increased compared to the same quarter of 2017 (+0.9%), as well as in the whole industry (+0.8%).

Over a year, output of the quarter expanded in “other manufacturing” (+0.9%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+2.6%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.2%). On the contrary, it kept decreasing in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−2.0%). It was virtually stable in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−0.1%). At last, it diminished in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−0.6%).