AI Data Insight
The final reading of France's manufacturing PMI for September 2026 stood at 50.6, retreating from the previous value of 51.1, but still holding above the 50-point threshold for the second consecutive month. Although factory output maintained expansion, new orders contracted for the fifth consecutive month, and input costs accelerated again. Analytics agencies warn that weak demand and fragile corporate confidence may test the durability of the manufacturing recovery in the fourth quarter.