# France Industrial production: Manufacture of basic metals (Index, 2021=100, SA)

France Industrial production: Manufacture of basic metals (Index, 2021=100, SA) was down 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 81.50 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.9% (Apr 2020) to 87.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.5%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.IP.M.SA.NACE-C24`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1991-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (429 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/industrial-production-manufacture-of-basic-metals-index-2021-100-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 81.50 | −3.1 |
| August 2026 | 81.10 | −3.6 |
| July 2026 | 83.50 | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 83.30 | 6.5 |
| May 2026 | 83.80 | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 88.30 | 7.2 |
| March 2026 | 84.60 | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 84.10 | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 84.70 | 2.5 |
| December 2025 | 83.60 | −1.3 |
| November 2025 | 83.70 | 0.0 |
| October 2025 | 83.30 | −0.5 |
| September 2025 | 84.10 | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 84.10 | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 84.20 | 4.1 |
| June 2025 | 78.20 | −5.9 |
| May 2025 | 81.70 | −4.2 |
| April 2025 | 82.40 | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 83.40 | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 83.50 | −5.2 |
| January 2025 | 82.60 | −4.1 |
| December 2024 | 84.70 | −6.6 |
| November 2024 | 83.70 | −7.8 |
| October 2024 | 83.70 | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.IP.M.SA.NACE-C24"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.IP.M.SA.NACE-C24",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```