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- The economic climate is stable in the building industry in January 2012
The economic climate is stable in the building industry in January 2012
Monthly business survey in the building industry – Janvier 2012
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, wins a point and reaches 100, its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the neutral zone.
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* | Oct. 11 | Nov. 11 | Dec. 11 | Janv.12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Past activity | –1 | –4 | –6 | –4 | –1 |
| Expected activity | –4 | –5 | –10 | –14 | –14 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –27 | –31 | ||
| Past employment | –2 | –3 | –8 | –7 | –6 |
| Expected employment | –1 | –5 | –8 | –5 | –5 |
| Opinion on order books | –18 | –30 | –29 | –27 | –24 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,1 | 7 | 6,9 | 6,7 | 6,8 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,2 | 88,4 | 88,7 | 88,7 | 89,4 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,5 | 7,6 | 7,2 | 6,9 | 7,7 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 55 | 56 | ||
| Expected prices | –11 | –22 | –24 | –25 | –22 |
| Cash-flow position | –7 | –14 | –8 | ||
| Repayment period | 27 | 28 | 29 | ||
Informations Rapides
n° 25 - January 23, 2012
Monthly survey of building - January 2012
Next issue June 25, 2013 08:45 - June 2013
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