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- The economic climate stays deteriorated in the building industry in September 2012
The economic climate stays deteriorated in the building industry in September 2012
Monthly business survey in the building industry September 2012
According to the business leaders surveyed in September 2012, the situation is deteriorated in the building industry: the synthetic indicator of business climate loses one point in September, and remains below its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is again in the unfavorable 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* | Jun. 12 | July. 12 | Aug. 12 | Sept. 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| Past activity | 1 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Expected activity | 4 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 |
| Gen. business outlook | 16 | 44 | |||
| Past employment | 2 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
| Expected employment | 2 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
| Opinion on order books | 19 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 38 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,2 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,6 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,1 | 87,2 | 87,2 | 86,9 | 87,2 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,3 | 7,3 | 6,4 | 5,9 | 5,8 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 55 | |||
| Expected prices | 11 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 35 |
| Cash-flow position | 8 | 26 | |||
| Repayment period | 27 | 41 | |||
Informations Rapides
n° 233 - September 25, 2012
Monthly survey of building - September 2012
Next issue June 25, 2013 08:45 - June 2013
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