# France records 119,307 business creations in September as quarterly total rises

> INSEE reported 119,307 business creations in September 2026, a 1.1% increase from August after that month’s rise was revised to 7.2%. The September figure is adjusted for seasonal variation and working days; the monthly increase marks a slowdown from August’s revised pace.

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- Published: 2026-10-16T08:19:51+00:00
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For July through September, unadjusted creations totaled 45,471 more than a year earlier, up 16.0%. Classic individual businesses rose 23.2%, micro-entrepreneur registrations 18.6%, and company formations 6.2%. These are business registrations, not jobs or measures of firms’ survival.

## Data

### Statistics reported by the source

INSEE reports business creations rising in September and in the third quarter; monthly and quarterly series use different adjustments.

Methodology: The monthly figure is seasonally and working-day adjusted; the quarterly comparison uses raw data against the same months a year earlier.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 business creations, adjusted | 119307 | count | 2026-09 | observed |  | exact |
| Monthly increase in September 2026 creations | 1.1 | percent | 2026-09 | observed |  | exact |
| Q3 raw creations above Q3 2025 | 45471 | count | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 | exact |
| Q3 annual rise in raw creations | 16.0 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 | exact |

Sources: <https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/9078876> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-business-creations-september-2026/data/reported-statistics?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-business-creations-september-2026/data/reported-statistics?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)](<https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/9078876>) (Source checked: 2026-10-16; Published: 2026-10-16)

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