France Manufacturing PMI  2011-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The final IHS France Markit Manufacturing PMI increased to 55.8 in August of 2016 from 54.9 in the previous month and matching preliminary estimates, final figures showed. The reading pointed to the strongest expansion in the factory activity since April 2011, as new orders rose to the greatest extent since December of 2010. Also, production levels grew the most since April of 2011, boosted by marked client demand. As a result, purchasing activity growth was the sharpest in 75 months and the rate of job growth remained high, despite easing. Input costs and selling prices continued to increase. Also, the optimism towards future production fell to a seven-month low, although firmly positive. Manufacturing PMI in France is reported by Markit Economics.

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France Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 111.00 108.00 124.00 67.00 [+]
Manufacturing PMI 55.80 54.90 57.50 42.70 [+]
Services PMI 54.90 56.00 62.90 40.20 Index Points [+]
Composite Pmi 55.20 55.60 56.90 41.90 Index Points [+]
Industrial Production 3.70 2.40 8.50 -19.40 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom 0.50 -1.10 4.20 -5.00 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production 3.90 3.20 69.00 -27.10 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 84.20 83.50 90.30 71.40 percent [+]
New Orders -5.00 -4.00 28.00 -66.00 [+]
Bankruptcies 343.00 317.00 810.00 183.00 Companies [+]
Zew Economic Sentiment Index 29.80 40.90 79.80 -63.90 [+]
Car Registrations 177169.00 172018.00 247003.00 99444.00 Cars [+]
Changes In Inventories 7305.00 10761.00 10761.00 -5843.00 EUR Million [+]
Competitiveness Index 5.20 5.13 5.21 5.05 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 21.00 22.00 23.00 15.00 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 29.00 28.00 38.00 26.00 [+]
Electricity Production 40368.00 39095.00 61424.00 31896.00 Gigawatt-hour [+]
Corruption Index 69.00 70.00 75.00 63.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 23.00 23.00 26.00 18.00 [+]
Steel Production 1150.00 1325.43 2466.00 643.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Mining Production 2.30 1.30 20.50 -26.50 percent [+]


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 September of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
55.80 54.90 57.50 42.70 2011 - 2017 Monthly
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Australia 59.80 Aug/17
Brazil 50.90 Aug/17
Canada 54.60 Aug/17
China 51.60 Aug/17
Euro Area 57.40 Aug/17
France 55.80 Aug/17
Germany 59.30 Aug/17
India 51.20 Aug/17
Indonesia 50.70 Aug/17
Italy 56.30 Aug/17
Japan 52.20 Aug/17
Mexico 52.20 Aug/17
Netherlands 59.70 Aug/17
Russia 51.60 Aug/17
South Korea 49.90 Aug/17
Spain 52.40 Aug/17
Switzerland 61.20 Aug/17
Turkey 55.30 Aug/17
United Kingdom 56.90 Aug/17
United States 52.80 Aug/17