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Demand adressed to manufacturing industry increased in Q2 2010

Manufacturing industry

Global and export demands adressed to business leaders increased noticeably in Q2 2010 and are rated very dynamic, upper there long-term average. However, the global and export demands outlook for Q3 2010 decreases.

Production capacity was used in Q2 2010 as much as in Q1: the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks places near its long term level.

According to the business leaders, the fall of industrial manpower attenuated markedly in Q2 2010. Looking at business leader’s expectations, the decline in employment could attenuate again noticeably in Q3 2010.

Recent changes in demand

Recent changes in demand

Workforce in manufacturing industry

Workforce in manufacturing industry

Competitive position

Competitive position
Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors
Balance of opinion, s.a, in %
* : Long period average.
Source : Quarterly business survey - INSEE
Manufacturing industry MOY* Oct. 09 Jan. 10 Apr. 10 Jul. 10
Total demand
Recent changes 0 –10 14 9 17
Expected change 1 –1 –0 4 2
Export demand
Recent changes 3 –8 13 4 14
Expected change 4 3 –12 –4 –2
Production factors
Share of firms producing at full capacity (in%) 22 12 23 22 22
Opinion on production capacity 14 41 26 16 17
Productive capacity utilization rate (in %) 86 75 74 78 78
Difficulties of supply and demand
Difficulties of supply and demand 6 9 9 8 9
Difficulties of supply 20 7 7 16 20
Difficulties of demand 43 68 64 52 52

Rapides Informations

n° 196 - July 23, 2010

Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - July 2010

Next issue July 23, 2013 08:45 - July 2013

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