France Manufacturing PMI

The IHS Markit France Manufacturing PMI increased to 51.5 in February of 2019 from 51.2 in the previous month and slightly higher than earlier estimates of 51.4. The reading pointed to the strongest expansion in factory activity since September of 2018, as new export orders grew for the first time in four months. Meanwhile, job creation went up for the second month but at a softer pace compared to January. On the other hand, new export orders fell for the sixth straight month mainly due to weak demand from the automotive sector. On the price front, input cost inflation softened to a 19-month low in February while output charges increasing solidly and at a quicker rate than in January. Finally, sentiment among French manufacturers towards the business outlook remained optimistic despite sentiment falling slightly in February. Manufacturing PMI in France is reported by Markit Economics.

Manufacturing PMI in France is expected to be 50.90 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Manufacturing PMI in France to stand at 52.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the France Manufacturing PMI is projected to trend around 54.00 in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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France Business	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Business Confidence	103.00	103.00	124.00	66.00	Index Points	[+]
Manufacturing PMI	51.50	51.20	58.80	42.70		[+]
Services PMI	50.20	47.80	62.90	40.20	Index Points	[+]
Composite Pmi	50.40	48.20	60.30	41.90	Index Points	[+]
Industrial Production	1.70	-2.50	12.10	-19.50	percent	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	1.30	0.00	4.00	-5.00	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	0.90	-2.00	68.90	-27.10	percent	[+]
Capacity Utilization	85.00	85.20	90.30	71.40	percent	[+]
New Orders	-12.60	-12.20	26.00	-65.20	Index Points	[+]
Bankruptcies	278.00	407.00	811.00	183.00	Companies	[+]
Zew Economic Sentiment Index	-19.30	-23.70	79.80	-63.90		[+]
Car Registrations	178948.00	173435.00	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	0.10	0.50	24.50	-27.70	percent	[+]
Steel Production	1238.12	1132.45	2466.00	643.00	Thousand Tonnes	[+]
Changes In Inventories	2892.00	3306.00	8401.00	-5825.00	EUR Million	[+]
Competitiveness Index	78.01	77.40	78.01	5.05	Points	[+]
Competitiveness Rank	17.00	18.00	23.00	15.00		[+]
Car Production	2227000.00	2090279.00	3701870.00	1740220.00	Units	[+]
Ease of Doing Business	32.00	31.00	38.00	26.00		[+]
Electricity Production	58734.00	56085.00	61424.00	31896.00	Gigawatt-hour	[+]
Corruption Index	72.00	70.00	75.00	63.00	Points	[+]
Corruption Rank	21.00	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 March of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	51.50	51.20	58.80	42.70	2011 - 2019		Monthly	SA

Country	Last		Previous	Range
Australia	54.00	Feb/19	52.5	62.5 : 29.47
Brazil	53.40	Feb/19	52.7	53.5 : 41.6
Canada	52.60	Feb/19	53	57.1 : 47.5
China	49.90	Feb/19	48.3	52.3 : 47.2
Euro Area	49.30	Feb/19	50.5	60.6 : 33.5
France	51.50	Feb/19	51.2	58.8 : 42.7
Germany	47.60	Feb/19	49.7	63.3 : 32
India	54.30	Feb/19	53.9	55 : 47.9
Indonesia	50.10	Feb/19	49.9	58.5 : 46.4
Italy	47.70	Feb/19	47.8	59 : 47.7
Japan	48.90	Feb/19	50.3	56.2 : 29.6
Mexico	52.60	Feb/19	50.9	57.1 : 49.2
Netherlands	52.70	Feb/19	55.1	63.4 : 48
Russia	50.10	Feb/19	50.9	54.7 : 47.6
Saudi Arabia	56.60	Feb/19	56.2	61.8 : 51.4
Singapore	50.40	Feb/19	50.7	53.1 : 48.3
South Africa	46.20	Feb/19	49.9	60.87 : 35.09
South Korea	47.20	Feb/19	48.3	52.6 : 45.7
Spain	49.90	Feb/19	52.4	56.1 : 41.1
Switzerland	55.40	Feb/19	54.3	66.9 : 32.8
Turkey	46.40	Feb/19	44.2	55.7 : 42.7
United Kingdom	52.00	Feb/19	52.6	61.5 : 34.4
United States	53.00	Feb/19	54.9	57.9 : 50.7