Overview
- The DGE barometer reports a net +9 balance of openings and expansions in the first half of 2025, down sharply from +48 in late 2024.
- Bercy confirms the slowdown that emerged in 2024 persisted into early 2025, with last year showing a net −6 factories or +88 when major site transformations are included.
- Industrial activity now hovers around 10% of France’s GDP, compared with 17% in 1995.
- Independent tracker Trendeo says the openings‑closures balance has been negative since the second half of 2024, including 25 factories lost in the first half of 2025, though counts that include expansions stay slightly positive.
- Industry minister Sébastien Martin vows to push at the EU level against intense Asian competition, while the CGT cites 444 social plans since June 2024 and more than 300,000 jobs at risk.