French business creations fell in July after a rebound the previous month, the balance remaining positive over the last three months, according to INSEE figures released on Friday.
Last month, business start-ups fell 1%, after rising 0.7% in June.
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Registrations of microentrepreneurs are down again (-0.9% after -0.2%), and traditional business creations reverse the trend compared to the previous month (-1.1% after + 2.2% ).
A particularly marked drop in industry and construction
The drop in creations is strong in the industry and construction sector (-10.1% each time).
Contrary to the average, business start-ups increased in education, health and social action activities (+ 10.6%).
The cumulative number of businesses created over the last three months (May to July) is still up sharply compared to the same period a year earlier (+ 16.9%).
The “
business support
” sector
largely contributed to the increase, in particular public relations and communications consulting activities.
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The increase in July over one year is substantial, of 27.7%, "
in particular because of the particularly low level of creations during the first confinement in 2020
", notes INSEE.
