France Manufacturing PMI

The IHS Markit France Manufacturing PMI edged down to 49.6 in April 2019 from 49.7 in the previous month, missing market expectations of 50, a preliminary estimate showed. The latest reading pointed to the steepest contraction in the manufacturing sector since August 2016, as output fell the most in four years. On the other hand, new orders and export sales both declined at a softer pace while employment growth accelerated. Manufacturing PMI in France is reported by Markit Economics.

Manufacturing PMI in France is expected to be 51.00 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 52.50 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	102.00	103.00	124.00	66.00	Index Points	[+]
Manufacturing PMI	49.60	49.70	58.80	42.70		[+]
Services PMI	50.50	49.10	62.90	40.20	Index Points	[+]
Composite Pmi	50.00	48.90	60.30	41.90	Index Points	[+]
Industrial Production	0.60	1.70	12.10	-19.50	percent	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	0.40	1.20	4.00	-5.00	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	2.80	0.80	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	374.00	278.00	811.00	183.00	Companies	[+]
Zew Economic Sentiment Index	-11.70	-19.30	79.80	-63.90		[+]
Car Registrations	179002.00	178948.00	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	6.50	0.50	24.50	-27.60	percent	[+]
Steel Production	1248.00	1238.12	2466.00	643.00	Thousand Tonnes	[+]
Changes In Inventories	2808.00	2885.00	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	53011.00	58734.00	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 April of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	49.60	49.70	58.80	42.70	2011 - 2019		Monthly	SA

Country	Last		Previous	Range
Australia	51.00	Mar/19	54	62.5 : 29.47
Brazil	52.80	Mar/19	53.4	53.5 : 41.6
Canada	50.50	Mar/19	52.6	57.1 : 47.5
China	50.80	Mar/19	49.9	52.3 : 47.2
Euro Area	47.80	Apr/19	47.5	60.6 : 33.5
France	49.60	Apr/19	49.7	58.8 : 42.7
Germany	44.50	Apr/19	44.1	63.3 : 32
India	52.60	Mar/19	54.3	55 : 47.9
Indonesia	51.20	Mar/19	50.1	58.5 : 46.4
Italy	47.40	Mar/19	47.7	59 : 47.4
Japan	49.50	Apr/19	49.2	56.2 : 29.6
Mexico	49.80	Mar/19	52.6	57.1 : 49.2
Netherlands	52.50	Mar/19	52.7	63.4 : 48
Russia	52.80	Mar/19	50.1	54.7 : 47.6
Saudi Arabia	56.80	Mar/19	56.6	61.8 : 51.4
Singapore	50.80	Mar/19	50.4	53.1 : 48.3
South Africa	45.00	Mar/19	46.2	60.87 : 35.09
South Korea	48.80	Mar/19	47.2	52.6 : 45.7
Spain	50.90	Mar/19	49.9	56.1 : 41.1
Switzerland	50.30	Mar/19	55.4	66.9 : 32.8
Turkey	47.20	Mar/19	46.4	55.7 : 42.7
United Kingdom	55.10	Mar/19	52.1	61.5 : 34.4
United States	52.40	Apr/19	52.4	57.9 : 50.7