The S&P Global France Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.1 in August 2026 from 51.5 in the preliminary estimate and 49.8 in July, signaling renewed growth in factory activity. Production increased for the first time since April, driven entirely by intermediate goods producers, while output among consumer and capital goods makers contracted. Meanwhile, new orders fell for a fourth consecutive month amid weak export demand, while purchasing activity declined at the fastest pace since June 2025. Manufacturers also cut inventories more sharply as supply-chain pressures intensified, with supplier delivery times lengthening further. Employment rose at the fastest rate in a year, even as backlogs of work declined at the quickest pace in a year and a half. Inflationary pressures continued to ease, with input costs and output charges rising at their slowest rates since February. Business sentiment also weakened, with expectations for future output turning pessimistic for the first time in ten months. source: S&P Global
Manufacturing PMI in France increased to 51.10 points in August from 49.80 points in July of 2026. Manufacturing PMI in France averaged 49.74 points from 2011 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 59.40 points in May of 2021 and a record low of 31.50 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Manufacturing PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.
Manufacturing PMI in France increased to 51.10 points in August from 49.80 points in July of 2026. Manufacturing PMI in France is expected to be 51.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Manufacturing PMI is projected to trend around 52.60 points in 2027 and 52.40 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.