Economic Activity by BranchActivité des branches de l'économie

Activité des branches de l'économieEconomic Activity by Branch

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Annual dataset published by INSEE, the French national statistics institute, providing data on the activity of economic branches within national production and operating accounts. It covers employment and apparent labour productivity indicators by branch, forming part of the national accounts framework. The data is freely accessible without authentication and covers France at the national level, supporting economic analysis of sectoral activity, labour input, and productivity trends over time.Données annuelles sur l'activité des branches au sein des comptes de production et d'exploitation, ainsi que d’emploi et de productivité apparente du travail.

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Data schema (15 fields)

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Field	Type	Description
TRANSFORMATION	string	Code indicating data transformation applied, e.g. level or growth.Code indicating data transformation applied, e.g. level or growth.
PRICES	string	Code indicating price basis, e.g. current or constant values.Code indicating price basis, e.g. current or constant values.
EXPENDITURE	string	Code identifying the expenditure category, if applicable.Code identifying the expenditure category, if applicable.
STO	string	Code for the statistical transaction type recorded.Code for the statistical transaction type recorded.
GEOTerritory	string	Code identifying the geographic area and reference period covered.Code identifying the geographic area and reference period covered.
ACCOUNTING_ENTRYAccounting entry	string	Code indicating the accounting entry side, e.g. credit or debit.Code indicating the accounting entry side, e.g. credit or debit.
PRODUCT	string	Code identifying the product category concerned.Code identifying the product category concerned.
FREQFrequency	string	Code indicating the frequency of the data, e.g. annual.Code indicating the frequency of the data, e.g. annual.
REF_SECTORRef sector	string	Code identifying the institutional reference sector.Code identifying the institutional reference sector.
TIME_PERIODPeriod	string	Year to which the observation refers.Year to which the observation refers.
COUNTERPART_AREACounterpart area	string	Code identifying the counterpart geographic area of the transaction.Code identifying the counterpart geographic area of the transaction.
UNIT_MEASUREUnit	string	Code indicating the unit of measurement used for the value.Code indicating the unit of measurement used for the value.
INSTR_ASSETInstr asset	string	Code identifying the financial instrument or asset type.Code identifying the financial instrument or asset type.
ACTIVITY	string	Code identifying the economic activity or branch.Code identifying the economic activity or branch.
OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue	number	Observed value at level for the given series.Observed value at level for the given series.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1GEO: 2025-FRANCE-F · STO: P1

{
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-F",
  "STO": "P1",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "PRICES": "V",
  "PRODUCT": "_T",
  "ACTIVITY": "_T",
  "REF_SECTOR": "S1",
  "EXPENDITURE": "_Z",
  "INSTR_ASSET": "_Z",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "XDC",
  "TRANSFORMATION": "N",
  "ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "C",
  "COUNTERPART_AREA": "W2",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 5488460.1
}

Record 2GEO: 2025-FRANCE-F · STO: P1

{
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-F",
  "STO": "P1",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "PRICES": "V",
  "PRODUCT": "_T",
  "ACTIVITY": "_T",
  "REF_SECTOR": "S1",
  "EXPENDITURE": "_Z",
  "INSTR_ASSET": "_Z",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2014",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "XDC",
  "TRANSFORMATION": "N",
  "ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "C",
  "COUNTERPART_AREA": "W2",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 3824657
}

Record 3GEO: 2025-FRANCE-F · STO: P1

{
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-F",
  "STO": "P1",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "PRICES": "V",
  "PRODUCT": "_T",
  "ACTIVITY": "_T",
  "REF_SECTOR": "S1",
  "EXPENDITURE": "_Z",
  "INSTR_ASSET": "_Z",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2013",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "XDC",
  "TRANSFORMATION": "N",
  "ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "C",
  "COUNTERPART_AREA": "W2",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 3782756.6
}

Record 4GEO: 2025-FRANCE-F · STO: P1

{
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-F",
  "STO": "P1",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "PRICES": "V",
  "PRODUCT": "_T",
  "ACTIVITY": "_T",
  "REF_SECTOR": "S1",
  "EXPENDITURE": "_Z",
  "INSTR_ASSET": "_Z",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2012",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "XDC",
  "TRANSFORMATION": "N",
  "ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "C",
  "COUNTERPART_AREA": "W2",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 3757021.1
}

Record 5GEO: 2025-FRANCE-F · STO: D2

{
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-F",
  "STO": "D2",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "PRICES": "V",
  "PRODUCT": "_T",
  "ACTIVITY": "_T",
  "REF_SECTOR": "SZU",
  "EXPENDITURE": "_Z",
  "INSTR_ASSET": "_Z",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2010",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "XDC",
  "TRANSFORMATION": "N",
  "ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "C",
  "COUNTERPART_AREA": "W0",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": null
}

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