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- The economic climate is drab in the building industry in Decembre 2011
The economic climate is drab in the building industry in Decembre 2011
Monthly business survey in the building industry – December 2011
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, remains stable to 99 in December. The turning-point indicator indicates an unfavorable climate.
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* | Sept. 11 | Oct. 11 | Nov. 11 | Dec. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
| Past activity | –1 | –1 | –4 | –6 | –5 |
| Expected activity | –4 | 0 | –5 | –10 | –10 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –26 | |||
| Past employment | –1 | 4 | –3 | –8 | –7 |
| Expected employment | –1 | 0 | –5 | –8 | –6 |
| Opinion on order books | –18 | –33 | –30 | –29 | –29 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,1 | 6,5 | 7 | 6,9 | 6,8 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,2 | 87,9 | 88,4 | 88,7 | 88,7 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,5 | 8,7 | 7,6 | 7,2 | 7,6 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 56 | |||
| Expected prices | –11 | –18 | –22 | –24 | –26 |
| Cash-flow position | –7 | –13 | |||
| Repayment period | 27 | 26 | |||
Informations Rapides
n° 310 - December 16, 2011
Monthly survey of building - Decembre 2011
Next issue June 25, 2013 08:45 - June 2013
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