The National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) collects and produces information on the French economy and society. This information is made available to the entire national community for studying, forecasting, and descision-making purposes and is the single most comprehensive source available on the French economy. The INSEE database is only available in French.

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The INSEE database contains the following main indicators:
 
POPULATION CENSUS
The census provides an exact measurement of the population of each commune (municipality), canton and département. It is also the benchmark source for all demographic statistics and for many socio-economic studies.

LABOR FORCE SURVEY
The data gathered is used to estimate unemployment, the labor, job characteristics, length of working time, and many other indicators describing the labor market.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
As a gauge of price changes, the CPI plays a key role in the analysis of short-term economic trends.

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
Annual and quarterly versions gives a comprehensive and quantitative picture of the changes in the French economy.

These indicators are only a selection of this massive database. Other indicators includes: agricultural indices, balance of payments, business start-ups and close downs, business surveys in different sectors, construction, exports and imports, industrial production, international price and rate for imported raw material, producer prices, retail sales, stocks in industry and trade, wages, wholesale, and many more.