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- The economic climate is slightly deteriorating in the building industry in November 2011
The economic climate is slightly deteriorating in the building industry in November 2011
Monthly business survey in the building industry – November 2011
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climat drops by one point in November. The turning-point indicator indicates 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* | Jul. 11 | Sept. 11 | Oct. 11 | Nov. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 99 |
| Past activity | –1 | 9 | –1 | –4 | –6 |
| Expected activity | –4 | 5 | 0 | –5 | –7 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –3 | –26 | ||
| Past employment | –1 | 4 | 4 | –3 | –8 |
| Expected employment | –1 | 8 | 0 | –5 | –5 |
| Opinion on order books | –18 | –33 | –33 | –30 | –28 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,1 | 6,4 | 6,5 | 7 | 6,9 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,2 | 87,2 | 87,9 | 88,4 | 88,6 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,6 | 8,1 | 8,7 | 7,6 | 8 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 55 | 56 | ||
| Expected prices | –11 | –14 | –18 | –22 | –23 |
| Cash-flow position | –7 | –14 | –13 | ||
| Repayment period | 27 | 24 | 26 | ||
Informations Rapides
n° 286 - November 23, 2011
Monthly survey of building - November 2011
Next issue June 25, 2013 08:45 - June 2013
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