France: Industrial production returns to growth in March
Latest reading: Industrial production—excluding construction—was up 1.0% on a working-day and seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis in March, following a 0.9% fall in the previous month. March’s reading was the strongest since June 2025.
Relative to the prior month’s figures, readings in March improved for manufacturing (+1.2% in working-day and seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms vs -0.1% in February), mining and quarrying (-0.1% vs -4.4% in February) and energy (+0.3% vs -3.5% in February).
On a working-day and seasonally adjusted year-on-year basis, industrial production increased 0.9% in March, following a 0.3% fall in the previous month.