Industrial production in France edged up by 0.1% month-on-month in April 2026, defying market expectations of a 0.2% fall but slowing from an upwardly revised 1.4% rise in the previous month. Manufacturing output eased to 0.4% from 1.3% in March, as production of agri-food products stalled after a 1.1% rise, while output for electrical, electronic and computer equipment, and machinery fell to 0.4% from a 1.2% gain, and growth in other industrial products slowed to 0.1% from 1.1%. In contrast, stronger gains were recorded in the manufacturing of coke and refined petroleum products (6.6% vs 6.5%) and transport equipment (3.3% vs 2.2%). Overall industrial activity was also weighed down by a decline in extractive industries, energy and water (-0.9% vs 1.6%), particularly electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (-1.1% vs 1.8%). On a yearly basis, industrial production accelerated to 2.8% from an upwardly revised 1.3% in March.