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- In October 2011, deterioration of the business climate in manufacturing industry
In October 2011, deterioration of the business climate in manufacturing industry
Manufacturing industry
According to the business leaders questioned in October 2011, the industrial economic situation deteriorated slightly : the synthetic indicator decreases by two points, after it decreased by six points in September. It is below its long-term average.
The turning point indicator remains in the unfavorable area .
Business leaders consider that their past activity weakened in manufacturing industry, the balance of opinion is below its long-term average. Stocks of finished products stay near to their normal level. Total order books remain on its long-term level. Export order books decrease anew and are rated inferior to their long-term average
The personal perspectives of production stay near to their long-term average. The general production outlook, which represents business leaders’ opinion on French industry as a whole, remains on a very low level.
Industrial economic climate - Synthetic Index
Turning-point indicator
Business leaders' opinion (manufacturing industry)
| Balance of opinion, s.a, in % | |||||
| * : The average of the balances opinion since 1976. | |||||
| Source : Monthly business survey - INSEE | |||||
| Manufacturing industry | Average* | Jun. 11 | Jul. 11 | Sept. 11 | Oct. 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthetic index | 100 | 110 | 105 | 99 | 97 |
| Recent changes in output | 5 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Finished-goods inventory level | 13 | –0 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Demand and total order levels | –17 | –3 | –10 | –18 | –18 |
| Demand and export order levels | –12 | 2 | –5 | –15 | –19 |
| Personal production expectations | 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| General production expectations | –8 | 13 | 3 | –30 | –29 |
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n° 225 - October 21, 2011
Monthly business survey (goods-producing industries) - October 2011
Next issue June 25, 2013 08:45 - June 2013
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