[ENQ-CONJ-ACT-IND] Outlook survey in goods-producing industries

Updated by provider on October 23, 2025 (12:00 AM).

Documentation

[FREQ] Frequency

[A] Annual

[M] Monthly

[T] Quarterly

[INDICATEUR] Indicators

[CLIMAT_AFFAIRES] Business climate summary indicator

[ECAI_BAUT] Barriers to hiring - Others

[ECAI_BCOTIS] Barriers to hiring - Social contributions too high

[ECAI_BECO] Barriers to hiring - Uncertainty about the economic situation

[ECAI_BEMB] Percentage of companies experiencing barriers to hiring

[ECAI_BJUR] Barriers to hiring - Legal risks associated with dismissal procedure

[ECAI_BLEG] Barriers to hiring - Uncertainties about the labour legislation

[ECAI_BLIC] Barriers to hiring - Dismissal costs

[ECAI_BMO] Barriers to hiring - Unavailability of skilled labour

[ECAI_BRECRU] Barriers to hiring - Recruitment costs

[ECAI_BSAL] Barriers to hiring - Wage level too high

[ECAI_CAPRO] Situation of production capacity

[ECAI_COMPEXT] Past trend in competitiveness on foreign markets outside the European Union

[ECAI_COMPNAT] Past trend in competitiveness on the domestic market

[ECAI_COMPUE] Past trend in competitiveness on the markets of the European Union

[ECAI_COUT] Barriers to hiring - Barriers linked with labor costs

[ECAI_CS] Order books in weeks of production

[ECAI_DICAD] Difficulties recruiting technicians and managers

[ECAI_DICTM] Difficulties recruiting qualified workers and foremen

[ECAI_DIFAP] Enterprises encountering sourcing difficulties

[ECAI_DIFAU] Enterprises encountering other types of difficulties

[ECAI_DIFCOM] Enterprises facing insufficient demand

[ECAI_DIFDEM] Enterprises encountering demand difficulties only

[ECAI_DIFE] Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties

[ECAI_DIFNUL] Enterprises that do not experience obstacles to activity growth

[ECAI_DIFOD] Enterprises facing supply and demand difficulties

[ECAI_DIFOFF] Enterprises encountering supply difficulties only

[ECAI_DIOS] Difficulties recruiting specialised workers

[ECAI_DIREC] Is the enterprise encountering difficulties recruiting?

[ECAI_DITRE] Is the enterprise encountering cash flow problems?

[ECAI_DITRE2] Cash position

[ECAI_FINAN] Activity limited by financial constraints

[ECAI_GTAU] Enterprises facing only other types of bottleneck

[ECAI_GTE] Enterprises facing equipment bottlenecks

[ECAI_GTEP] Enterprises facing only equipment bottlenecks

[ECAI_INCERT] Economic uncertainty felt

[ECAI_INVTANDE] Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year

[ECAI_INVTANPE] Annual trend in investment: expected in October of the previous year

[ECAI_INVTANQE] Annual trend in investment: observed in April of the following year

[ECAI_INVTANTE] Annual trend in investment: expected in October of the current year

[ECAI_INVTC_BATICONS] Observed annual trend in investment by asset – Lands, buildings and infrastructures

[ECAI_INVTC_BATIPRE] Expected annual trend in investment by asset – Lands, buildings and infrastructures

[ECAI_INVTC_EQPCONS] Observed annual trend in investment by asset - Machinery and equipment

[ECAI_INVTC_EQPPRE] Expected annual trend in investment by asset - Machinery and equipment

[ECAI_INVTC_IMMATCONS] Observed annual trend in investment by asset – Intangible investments

[ECAI_INVTC_IMMATPRE] Expected annual trend in investment by asset – Intangible investments

[ECAI_INVTD_AUCONS] Destination of investment for the current year – Other purposes

[ECAI_INVTD_AUPRE] Expected destination of investment - Other purposes

[ECAI_INVTD_CAPCONS] Destination of investment for the current year – Extension of productive capacity

[ECAI_INVTD_CAPPRE] Expected destination of investment – Extension of productive capacity

[ECAI_INVTD_MODCONS] Destination of investment for the current year – Modernising, streamlining

[ECAI_INVTD_MODPRE] Expected destination of investment – Modernising, streamlining

[ECAI_INVTD_REMCONS] Destination of investment for the current year - Replacement of installations or equipment

[ECAI_INVTD_REMPRE] Expected destination of investment – Replacement of installations or equipment

[ECAI_INVTF_AUCONS] Factors stimulating investment for the current year – Other factors

[ECAI_INVTF_AUPRE] Factors stimulating expected investment – Other factors

[ECAI_INVTF_DEMCONS] Factors stimulating investment for the current year – Demand

[ECAI_INVTF_DEMPRE] Factors stimulating expected investment – Demand

[ECAI_INVTF_FINCONS] Factors stimulating investment for the current year – Financial conditions

[ECAI_INVTF_FINPRE] Factors stimulating expected investment – Financial conditions

[ECAI_INVTF_TECHCONS] Factors stimulating investment for the current year – Technical factors

[ECAI_INVTF_TECHPRE] Factors stimulating expected investment – Technical factors

[ECAI_INVTPRE2] Expected trend in investment for the next three months

[ECAI_INVT_CAPEND] Effect of debt capacity on investment decisions for the current year

[ECAI_MSPS] Spare capacity without additional recruitment

[ECAI_MSPSTU] Utilisation rate of production capacities without additional recruitments

[ECAI_OSCD] Level of order books and demand

[ECAI_OSCDE] Level of foreign order books and demand

[ECAI_OSSK] Level of stocks of manufactured products

[ECAI_PDAPS] Enterprises that could produce more with additional recruitments

[ECAI_PERSO] Activity limited by the shortage of staff

[ECAI_PGE] General outlook: probable trend of export volume

[ECAI_PGP] General outlook: probable trend of industrial production volume

[ECAI_PGPX] General outlook: probable trend of industrial price general level

[ECAI_PGSAL] General outlook: probable trend of wage changes

[ECAI_POPRODA] Percentage of enterprises restricted by production capacities

[ECAI_REGLE] Barriers to hiring - Barriers linked with regulations

[ECAI_SVPXEPA] Past variation in export sale prices (average)

[ECAI_SVPXPA] Past variation in sale prices (average)

[ECAI_SVPXPRE] Expected variation in sale prices (average)

[ECAI_TDEPA] Past trend in demand of foreign origin

[ECAI_TDEPRE] Expected trend in demand of foreign origin

[ECAI_TDL] Past trend in delivery times

[ECAI_TDPA] Past trend in overall demand

[ECAI_TDPRE] Expected trend in overall demand

[ECAI_TEXPPA] Operating profits

[ECAI_TEXPPR] Probable trend in operating profits

[ECAI_TPDT] Expected trend for the duration of work

[ECAI_TPE] Expected trend for the workforce

[ECAI_TPPA] Recent trend in production

[ECAI_TPPRE] Probable trend in production

[ECAI_TPXEPA] Past trend in export sale prices

[ECAI_TPXPA] Past trend in sale prices

[ECAI_TPXPRE] Probable trend in sale prices

[ECAI_TRDT] Past trend for the duration of work

[ECAI_TRE] Past trend in the workforce

[ECAI_TSK] Trend in stocks

[ECAI_TTREPA] Current cash flow situation

[ECAI_TTREPR] Probable trend in cash flow

[ECAI_TUC] Utilisation rate of production capacities (new calculation method)

[ECAI_TXSAL] Rate of change in wages during the past quarter

[RETOURNEMENT] Summary indicator of overall economic situation reversal

[SURPRISE] Surprise indicator

[SURPRISE_LISSE] Smoothed surprise indicator

[QUESTIONS_ECAI] Indicators

[BAUT] Barriers to hiring - Others

[BCOTIS] Barriers to hiring - Social contributions too high

[BECO] Barriers to hiring - Uncertainty about the economic situation

[BEMB] Percentage of companies experiencing barriers to hiring

[BJUR] Barriers to hiring - Legal risks associated with dismissal procedure

[BLEG] Barriers to hiring - Uncertainties about the labour legislation

[BLIC] Barriers to hiring - Dismissal costs

[BMO] Barriers to hiring - Unavailability of skilled labour

[BRECRU] Barriers to hiring - Recruitment costs

[BSAL] Barriers to hiring - Wage level too high

[CAPRO] Situation of production capacity

[COMPEXT] Past trend in competitiveness on foreign markets outside the European Union

[COMPNAT] Past trend in competitiveness on the domestic market

[COMPUE] Past trend in competitiveness on the markets of the European Union

[COUT] Barriers to hiring - Barriers linked with labor costs

[CS] Order books in weeks of production

[DICAD] Difficulties recruiting technicians and managers

[DICTM] Difficulties recruiting qualified workers and foremen

[DIFAP] Enterprises encountering sourcing difficulties

[DIFAU] Enterprises encountering other types of difficulties

[DIFCOM] Enterprises that are not receiving enough orders

[DIFDEM] Enterprises facing demand difficulties

[DIFE] Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties

[DIFNUL] Enterprises encountering no particular difficulties

[DIFOD] Enterprises facing supply and demand difficulties

[DIFOFF] Enterprises facing supply difficulties

[DIOS] Difficulties recruiting specialised workers

[DIREC] Is the enterprise encountering difficulties recruiting?

[DITRE] Is the enterprise encountering cash flow problems?

[FINAN] Activity limited by financial constraints

[GTAU] Enterprises facing only other types of bottleneck

[GTE] Enterprises facing equipment bottlenecks

[GTEP] Enterprises facing only equipment bottlenecks

[MSPS] Spare capacity without additional recruitment

[MSPSTU] Utilisation rate of production capacities without additional recruitments

[OSCD] Level of order books and demand

[OSCDE] Level of foreign order books and demand

[OSSK] Level of stocks of manufactured products

[PDAPS] Enterprises that could produce more with additional recruitments

[PERSO] Activity limited by the shortage of staff

[PGE] General outlook: probable trend of export volume

[PGP] General outlook: probable trend of industrial production volume

[PGPX] General outlook: probable trend of industrial price general level

[PGSAL] General outlook: probable trend of wage changes

[POPRODA] Percentage of enterprises restricted by production capacities

[REGLE] Barriers to hiring - Barriers linked with regulations

[SO] Not applicable

[SVPXEPA] Past variation in export sale prices (average)

[SVPXPA] Past variation in sale prices (average)

[SVPXPRE] Expected variation in sale prices (average)

[TDEPA] Past trend in demand of foreign origin

[TDEPRE] Expected trend in demand of foreign origin

[TDL] Past trend in delivery times

[TDPA] Past trend in overall demand

[TDPRE] Expected trend in overall demand

[TEXPPA] Operating profits

[TEXPPR] Probable trend in operating profits

[TPDT] Expected trend for the duration of work

[TPE] Expected trend for the workforce

[TPPA] Recent trend in production

[TPPRE] Probable trend in production

[TPXEPA] Past trend in export sale prices

[TPXPA] Past trend in sale prices

[TPXPRE] Probable trend in sale prices

[TRDT] Past trend for the duration of work

[TRE] Past trend in the workforce

[TSK] Trend in stocks

[TTREPA] Current cash flow situation

[TTREPR] Probable trend in cash flow

[TUC] Utilisation rate of production capacities (new calculation method)

[TXSAL] Rate of change in wages during the past quarter

[NAF2] Economic activities

[29] 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

[30] 30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

[A10-BE] A10-BE - Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

[A10-CZ] A10-CZ - Manufacturing industry

[A17-C1] A17-C1 - Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco

[A17-C3] A17-C3 - Manufacture of electrical, electronic and computer equipment; manufacture of machinery

[A17-C4] A17-C4 - Manufacture of transport equipment

[A17-C5] A17-C5 - Manufacture of other industrial products

[A38-CA] A38-CA - Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco

[A38-CB] A38-CB - Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products

[A38-CC] A38-CC - Manufacture of wood; manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard; printing

[A38-CE] A38-CE - Chemical Industry

[A38-CF] A38-CF - Pharmaceuticals, medical chemical and botanical products

[A38-CG] A38-CG - Manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products

[A38-CH] A38-CH - Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

[A38-CI] A38-CI - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

[A38-CJ] A38-CJ - Manufacture of electrical equipment

[A38-CK] A38-CK - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

[A38-CM] A38-CM - Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment

[A88-29] A88-29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

[A88-30] A88-30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

[NATURE] Nature

[INDICE] Index

[PROPORTION] Proportion

[SOLDE_PROPORTION] Balance of two proportions

[TAUX] Rate

[VALEUR_ABSOLUE] Absolute value

[REF_AREA] Geographic areas

[FM] Metropolitan France

[UNIT_MEASURE] Unit

[POURCENT] %

[SEMAINES] weeks

[SO] not applicable

[CORRECTION] Seasonal adjustment

[BRUT] Uncorrected

[CVS] Seasonal adjusted

[SERIE_ARRETEE] Stopped_series

[FALSE] no

[TRUE] yes

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Frequency [FREQ] (3)

Indicators [INDICATEUR] (104)

Indicators [QUESTIONS_ECAI] (71)

Economic activities [NAF2] (21)

Nature [NATURE] (5)

Geographic areas [REF_AREA] (1)

Unit [UNIT_MEASURE] (3)

Seasonal adjustment [CORRECTION] (2)

Stopped_series [SERIE_ARRETEE] (2)

This dataset has 1,842 series:

Trim NA Values

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.29.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers - Raw series

from: 2002=19.1

to: 2025=0.8

min:: -89.4

max:: 71.2

avg:: -2.762

σ:: 45.994

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.30.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of other transport equipment - Raw series

from: 2002=-2.4

to: 2025=18.3

min:: -91.2

max:: 77.5

avg:: 26.292

σ:: 44.53

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A10-BE.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Mining, quarrying and manufacturing - Raw series

from: 2002=-2.1

to: 2025=11.2

min:: -36.2

max:: 28.2

avg:: 9.292

σ:: 15.264

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A10-CZ.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacturing industry - Raw series

from: 2002=-2.3

to: 2025=11.4

min:: -35.9

max:: 28.3

avg:: 9.338

σ:: 15.28

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C1.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco - Raw series

from: 2002=16.3

to: 2025=9

min:: -31.3

max:: 21.9

avg:: 4.821

σ:: 11.816

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C3.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of electrical, electronic and computer equipment; manufacture of machinery - Raw series

from: 2002=-17.3

to: 2025=26.7

min:: -29.9

max:: 57.9

avg:: 19.196

σ:: 21.535

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C4.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of transport equipment - Raw series

from: 2002=13.6

to: 2025=9.1

min:: -85.1

max:: 58

avg:: 6.65

σ:: 35.055

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C5.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of other industrial products - Raw series

from: 2002=-3.5

to: 2025=6.4

min:: -39.6

max:: 22.9

avg:: 6.017

σ:: 14.296

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A38-CA.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco - Raw series

from: 2002=16.3

to: 2025=9

min:: -31.3

max:: 21.9

avg:: 4.821

σ:: 11.816

[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A38-CB.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE] Quarterly business survey in goods-producing industries - Annual trend in investment: expected in April for the current year - Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products - Raw series

from: 2002=-5

to: 2025=8.4

min:: -48.1

max:: 35

avg:: 0.138

σ:: 22.026

Series code	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.29.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	19.1	37.2	-0.4	-6.8	-29.4	-67.5	8.1	-89.4	-50.2	24.1	56	-63.5	71.2	14.5	-43.5	-55.4	-0.7	59.1	-79.8	57	37.9	17.4	17.9	0.8
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.30.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	-2.4	46	65.4	60	77.5	28.8	61.6	58.7	53.6	46.1	-36	6.3	17.5	64.8	68.5	-64	16.9	56.9	-91.2	-38.8	13.1	77	26.4	18.3
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A10-BE.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	-2.1	9.4	11.6	14.9	14.2	3	14.3	-36.2	13.1	20.8	3.8	-7.2	12.9	8.5	15.8	5.9	21.7	21.6	-29.8	19.8	27.3	28.2	20.3	11.2
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A10-CZ.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	-2.3	9.2	11.5	14.6	14.2	2.9	14.5	-35.9	13.1	20.8	3.9	-7.5	13.2	9	15.9	6	21.8	21.4	-29.9	20.2	27.3	28.3	20.5	11.4
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C1.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	16.3	-9.2	-13.3	11.9	3.5	10.4	5.5	-31.3	4.1	0.1	13.3	-9.4	3.2	-6.3	2.3	17.6	0	17.4	10.4	12.5	21.9	11.9	13.9	9
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C3.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	-17.3	-1	34.9	24.4	38.3	22.7	10	-29.9	27.4	10.9	8	-3.8	15.9	3	37.9	43.3	46.9	16.2	-14.5	57.9	40.4	36	26.4	26.7
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C4.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	13.6	39.5	17.5	17.2	-0.4	-40.7	23.5	-42.3	-16.7	32.2	19.6	-33.5	48	36.1	10.9	-59.4	7.7	58	-85.1	11	26	45.9	21.9	9.1
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A17-C5.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	-3.5	5.8	-4.8	6.8	8.4	11.8	13.7	-39.6	22.4	22.9	-9.1	2	-3.4	3.1	8	17.1	20.5	6.6	-20.2	9.7	21.2	20	18.6	6.4
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A38-CA.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	16.3	-9.2	-13.3	11.9	3.5	10.4	5.5	-31.3	4.1	0.1	13.3	-9.4	3.2	-6.3	2.3	17.6	0	17.4	10.4	12.5	21.9	11.9	13.9	9
[A.ECAI_INVTANDE.SO.A38-CB.SOLDE_PROPORTION.FM.POURCENT.BRUT.FALSE]	-5	11.2	7	-12.8	-22.4	11.3	-11.2	-24.4	7.4	0.2	-16.1	-5.3	-38.1	-48.1	32.4	3.2	9.6	35	-30.4	29.2	27.3	28.5	6.4	8.4