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France Chemicals Production Index
What is France's chemicals production index (index (2021=100))? As of 2026, it's 93.5 index (2021=100), down from 97.3 index (2021=100) in 2015.
| Label | Chemicals Production Index (index (2021=100)) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.32 index (2021=100) |
| 2016 | 98.55 index (2021=100) |
| 2017 | 105.25 index (2021=100) |
| 2018 | 103.75 index (2021=100) |
| 2019 | 104.14 index (2021=100) |
| 2020 | 95.18 index (2021=100) |
| 2021 | 100.02 index (2021=100) |
| 2022 | 96.64 index (2021=100) |
| 2023 | 94.09 index (2021=100) |
| 2024 | 95.07 index (2021=100) |
| 2025 | 91.98 index (2021=100) |
| 2026 | 93.5 index (2021=100) |
Data Source: Eurostat and Wantstats Repository
France Chemicals Production Index: Key Points
- The 2015-2026 run puts France's chemicals Production Index at 93.50 index (2021=100) by the end, down from 97.32 index (2021=100) at the start — a fall of some 4%.
- 2017: lifts to 105.25 index (2021=100) (+7%).
- 2020: slips to 95.18 index (2021=100) (-9%).
- 2021: jumps to 100.02 index (2021=100) (+5%).
- 2022-2023: slides to 94.09 index (2021=100) (-6%).
- 2026: Series wraps up at 93.50 index (2021=100), a net 3.9% loss across the whole run.
Why There's No Clean Trend Here
Net change number lie here. 3.9% over the whole period sound almost flat. Real story is the swing in between — from 97.32 to a peak or trough well off that line and back. Read the path, not just start and end.
The 2020 dip lands in the one year that disrupted almost every kind of economic activity worldwide — 2020. That doesn't prove COVID-19 caused this specific move, but it's a reasonable first place to look before assuming something else did.
This chart is a starting point, not a conclusion. France's chemicals Production Index numbers here are worth cross-checking against at least one other source or comparator before they inform any real decision.
France's number here, like most in this category, is built from a mix of direct measurement and statistical modeling — reliable for tracking direction, less reliable for pinning down an exact year-to-year figure.
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