The public sector industrial accounts from 1981 to 1983 the weight of the debt - Since the 1982 nationalizations, a large number of industrial enterprises have come under state control. The accounts of these enterprises, by activity sector, have been established for 1981 (when most of them were still private), 1982 and 1983. The 1984 accounts will be available only in several months. In relation to other industrial enterprises during the period 1981-1983, public enterprises had a weaker margin rate : personnel costs represent for them a larger part of the added value. Their financing costs are particularly heavy. These two factors are at the source of a severe autofinancing insufficiency. Taking necessary investments into account, the need ...