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- In February 2013, the business climate in manufacturing industry
In February 2013, the business climate in manufacturing industry
Manufacturing industry
According to the business leaders questioned in February 2013, the industrial economic situation improves. The synthetic indicator increased by three points but was very below its long-term average.
The turning point indicator remains in the neutral area.
Business leaders remain pessimistic about their past activity: the balance of opinion is steady but is very low.
Business leaders consider also that their production outlook improves, even if the balance of opinion remains below their long-term average.
While export order books increased markedly, total order books are rated as nearly steady: they remain considered as very low.
The general production outlook, which represents business leaders’ opinion on French industry as a whole, are nearly steady; this balance of opinion remains very low.
Stocks of finished products increase slightly but their level is rated as below their long-term average.
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* | Nov. 12 | Déc. 12 | Jan. 13 | Fev. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthetic index | 100 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 90 |
| Recent changes in output | 5 | –16 | –10 | –24 | –24 |
| Finished-goods inventory level | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| Demand and total order levels | –17 | –34 | –37 | –34 | –32 |
| Demand and export order levels | –13 | –35 | –37 | –41 | –29 |
| Personal production expectations | 5 | –7 | –9 | –14 | 2 |
| General production expectations | –9 | –42 | –38 | –35 | –36 |
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n° 38 - February 20, 2013
Monthly business survey (goods-producing industries) - February 2013
Next issue June 25, 2013 08:45 - June 2013
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