French industrial production fell -1.4% MoM in April 2025 after a marginal +0.1% gain in March, with manufacturing output down -0.6% MoM and -1.0% YoY.

• Energy output declined sharply (-5.0% MoM), driven by a -5.5% MoM drop in electricity and gas due to unseasonably warm weather.
• Transport equipment production dropped -2.4% MoM, with “other transport equipment” down -3.7% and motor vehicles down -0.4%.
• Coke and refined petroleum products fell -14.0% MoM after a +9.4% MoM rise in March.
• Food production rebounded +1.1% MoM, and other manufacturing industries rose modestly by +0.3% MoM.
• Construction output bounced back +0.8% MoM but remained down -1.5% YoY over the last three months.