# France Changes in inventories

France Changes in inventories was down 287.2% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −135.7% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at −2,141.3 Current prices, million euro.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1,867.4% (Q3 2021) to 1,381.5% (Q4 2022), averaging −56.8%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.INVENTORIES.Q.NOM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Current prices, million euro
- Coverage: 1980-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (187 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/changes-in-inventories

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | −2,141.3 Current prices, million euro | −287.2 |
| Q2 2026 | −2,001.9 Current prices, million euro | −135.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,969.7 Current prices, million euro | 10.4 |
| Q4 2025 | −2,886.8 Current prices, million euro | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1,143.7 Current prices, million euro | −37.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 5,604.4 Current prices, million euro | — |
| Q1 2025 | 3,596.4 Current prices, million euro | — |
| Q4 2024 | −1,514.6 Current prices, million euro | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1,836.2 Current prices, million euro | — |
| Q2 2024 | −3,472.4 Current prices, million euro | −462.5 |
| Q1 2024 | −3,889.0 Current prices, million euro | −295.3 |
| Q4 2023 | −654.9 Current prices, million euro | −122.1 |
| Q3 2023 | −328.6 Current prices, million euro | −104.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 957.8 Current prices, million euro | −64.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,991.3 Current prices, million euro | 28.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,963.0 Current prices, million euro | 1,381.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 7,046.7 Current prices, million euro | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2,691.5 Current prices, million euro | 253.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,551.3 Current prices, million euro | 146.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 200.0 Current prices, million euro | — |
| Q3 2021 | −3,628.4 Current prices, million euro | −1,867.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 761.8 Current prices, million euro | −88.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 628.3 Current prices, million euro | −66.2 |
| Q4 2020 | −202.5 Current prices, million euro | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.INVENTORIES.Q.NOM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.INVENTORIES.Q.NOM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```