In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climat drops by two points in October. The turning-point indicator indicates an unfavorable climate for the first time since the end of 2010.
Business climate synthetic indicator

Turning-point indicator

Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
Productive capacity utilisation rate

Activity tendency in the building industry

Workforce size tendency in the building industry

Order books

| Balances of opinion, in %, SA | |||||
| * Mean since september 1993. | |||||
| ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey. | |||||
| Mean* | Jun. 11 | Jul. 11 | Sept. 11 | Oct. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 99 |
| Past activity | –1 | 7 | 9 | –1 | –2 |
| Expected activity | –3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | –3 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –3 | –26 | ||
| Past employment | –1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | –4 |
| Expected employment | –1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | –5 |
| Opinion on order books | –18 | –33 | –33 | –33 | –32 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,1 | 6,3 | 6,4 | 6,5 | 6,6 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,2 | 86,8 | 87,2 | 87,9 | 87,8 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,6 | 6,7 | 8,1 | 8,7 | 7,5 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 55 | 56 | ||
| Expected prices | –11 | –17 | –14 | –18 | –20 |
| Cash-flow position | –7 | –14 | –13 | ||
| Repayment period | 27 | 24 | 26 | ||
n° 258 - October 21, 2011
Monthly survey of building - October 2011
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