The IHS Markit France Manufacturing PMI fell to 51.2 in October of 2018 from 52.5 in September, in line with the preliminary estimate. The reading pointed to the weakest expansion in manufacturing activity since September 2016, as output contracted for the first time since July 2016. Also, new orders rose at the softest pace in four months, amid lower market demand; new export orders dropped for the third time in four months due to a weak automotive sector and the rate of job creation eased to a two-year low. On the price front, input price inflation advanced at the fastest pace in 8 months, as higher prices in raw materials were reported, namely oil, steel and aluminium; and output cost rose the most since June. Finally, business confidence eased to 28-month low. Manufacturing PMI in France is reported by Markit Economics.

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France Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 104.00 107.00 124.00 66.00 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 51.20 52.50 58.80 42.70 [+]
Services PMI 55.30 54.80 62.90 40.20 Index Points [+]
Composite Pmi 54.10 54.00 60.30 41.90 Index Points [+]
Industrial Production -1.10 1.50 12.10 -19.30 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -1.80 0.20 4.00 -4.90 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production -1.00 1.80 68.90 -27.10 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 85.20 85.00 90.30 71.40 percent [+]
New Orders -11.50 -5.30 26.00 -65.20 Index Points [+]
Bankruptcies 299.00 304.00 811.00 183.00 Companies [+]
Zew Economic Sentiment Index -11.70 -1.60 79.80 -63.90 [+]
Car Registrations 170757.00 160318.00 248642.00 99444.00 [+]
Internet Speed 10756.57 10015.55 10756.57 3070.86 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 29887339.00 27078127.00 29887339.00 14688459.00 IP [+]
Mining Production 4.70 7.30 24.50 -27.00 percent [+]
Steel Production 1341.16 944.07 2466.00 643.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Changes In Inventories 3592.00 4696.00 8477.00 -5851.00 EUR Million [+]
Competitiveness Index 78.01 77.40 78.01 5.05 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 17.00 18.00 23.00 15.00 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 32.00 31.00 38.00 26.00 [+]
Electricity Production 40836.00 39273.00 61424.00 31896.00 Gigawatt-hour [+]
Corruption Index 70.00 69.00 75.00 63.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 23.00 23.00 26.00 18.00 [+]


France Manufacturing PMI

In France, the Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index measures the performance of the manufacturing sector and is derived from a survey of 400 industrial companies. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index is based on five individual indexes with the following weights: New Orders (30 percent), Output (25 percent), Employment (20 percent), Suppliers’ Delivery Times (15 percent) and Stock of Items Purchased (10 percent), with the Delivery Times index inverted so that it moves in a comparable direction. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion of the manufacturing sector compared to the previous month; below 50 represents a contraction; while 50 indicates no change. 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. France Manufacturing PMI - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
51.20 52.50 58.80 42.70 2011 - 2018 Monthly
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Country Last
Australia 58.30 Oct/18
Brazil 51.10 Oct/18
Canada 53.90 Oct/18
China 50.10 Oct/18
Euro Area 52.00 Oct/18
France 51.20 Oct/18
Germany 52.20 Oct/18
India 53.10 Oct/18
Indonesia 50.50 Oct/18
Italy 49.20 Oct/18
Japan 52.90 Oct/18
Mexico 50.70 Oct/18
Netherlands 57.10 Oct/18
Russia 51.30 Oct/18
Saudi Arabia 53.80 Oct/18
Singapore 51.90 Oct/18
South Africa 42.40 Oct/18
South Korea 51.00 Oct/18
Spain 51.80 Oct/18
Switzerland 57.40 Oct/18
Turkey 44.30 Oct/18
United Kingdom 51.10 Oct/18
United States 55.70 Oct/18


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