In April this year, the turnover in
France's
manufacturing industry rose by 0.8 percent month on month, following a month-on-month decrease of 1.7 percent in March, according to
France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Meanwhile, exports of
France's
manufacturing sector remained stable month on month in April, after the 3.7 percent decline registered in March compared to February.
In April 2012, the turnover of French metal and metal product
manufacturing increased by 1.2 percent as compared to the previous month. Meanwhile, a 3.7 percent month-on-month increase was recorded in the turnover in manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers. In April, the turnover in the country's automobile industry remained flat, while the construction industry saw a decrease of 0.2 percent in turnover, both compared to the previous month.