France: factors limiting construction 2023

In November 2023, over 41 percent of surveyed construction companies in France mentioned labor shortage as one of the factors that were limiting their activities. Another disruptive factor for French construction companies at that time was insufficient demand, with 31 percent of respondents considering it a disruptive factor. At the same time, there was a high share of companies that considered that there was no factor limiting their activities.

Factors limiting building activity in France from June 2005 to November 2023, by type of constraint

Characteristic	None	Insufficient demand	Shortage of labor	Shortage of material and/or equipment	Financial constraints
Nov 2023	31.9%	31.3%	41.1%	6.3%	14.1%
Oct 2023	31.4%	29.5%	41.1%	8%	15.1%
Sep 2023	31.7%	26.3%	42.5%	7.5%	14.4%
Aug 2023	32.3%	24.3%	41%	8.4%	14.6%
Jul 2023	30.8%	26.5%	40.6%	10.4%	16.1%
Jun 2023	30.4%	26.2%	43.4%	10.7%	15.4%
Dec 2022	26.6%	22.6%	49.7%	22.8%	21.9%
Jun 2022	26.5%	19.1%	43.6%	31.8%	20%
Dec 2021	25.5%	20.7%	47.3%	27.9%	11.3%
Jun 2021	28.7%	27.9%	37.9%	18.4%	10.5%
Dec 2020	27.3%	38.6%	29.9%	4.3%	16.4%
Jun 2020	27.4%	33%	31.5%	7.6%	12.1%
Dec 2019	32.9%	20.2%	45.1%	5.3%	12.6%
Jun 2019	31.2%	20.6%	45.3%	4.9%	14.1%
Dec 2018	30%	25.5%	43%	4.4%	15.3%
Jun 2018	28.8%	28.1%	33.6%	3.5%	13.3%
Dec 2017	34.7%	31.5%	28.2%	3.3%	13.1%
Jun 2017	37.2%	38.5%	17%	2.5%	13.4%
Dec 2016	31.5%	48.4%	11.8%	1.6%	14.8%
Jun 2016	24.6%	54%	7.9%	2%	14.1%
Dec 2015	22.9%	55.7%	7.9%	1.9%	12.8%
Jun 2015	24.3%	57.5%	6.3%	1.9%	14.7%
Dec 2014	22.3%	59.8%	7.6%	1.6%	14.8%
Jun 2014	25.7%	51.5%	9.1%	1.7%	14.2%
Dec 2013	26.8%	42.9%	8.3%	2%	11.4%
Jun 2013	25.1%	47%	11.4%	2.1%	15%
Dec 2012	28.1%	47.3%	11.9%	1.9%	14.9%
Jun 2012	29.8%	41.2%	13.7%	2.3%	15%
Dec 2011	32.6%	43%	16.9%	2.4%	15.8%
Jun 2011	29.9%	42.8%	15.5%	2.6%	11.2%
Dec 2010	29.3%	48.1%	12.5%	2.4%	9.6%
Jun 2010	27.5%	49.9%	9%	3.7%	14.7%
Dec 2009	31.9%	52.8%	11.7%	3.7%	8%
Jun 2009	33.7%	54.3%	9.4%	2.4%	10%
Dec 2008	33.8%	46.3%	17%	2.7%	9.7%
Jun 2008	37.3%	18.5%	36.6%	4.8%	6.2%
Dec 2007	31.5%	10.6%	48.4%	5.3%	5.5%
Jun 2007	33.3%	11.1%	49%	5.6%	5.1%
Dec 2006	35.4%	11.5%	48.7%	6.3%	5.9%
Jun 2006	36.6%	13.8%	43.4%	6.1%	6.4%
Dec 2005	35.9%	17.8%	40.5%	5.1%	6.7%
Jun 2005	36.6%	18.7%	41%	3%	5.2%