According to the contractors interviewed in October 2009, the economic climate is improving in public works.
Activity tendency in public works

| Balances of opinion, in %, SA | |||||
| * Mean since january 1981 | |||||
| Sources : FNTP et Insee | |||||
| Mean* | Jan. 09 | Apr. 09 | Jul. 09 | Oct. 09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past activity | -6 | -51 | -51 | -53 | -32 |
| - of which public-sector project | -11 | -53 | -51 | -50 | -26 |
| - of which private-sector project | -11 | -49 | -56 | -66 | -47 |
| Expected activity | -15 | -50 | -54 | -35 | -14 |
| - of which public-sector project | -16 | -48 | -49 | -26 | -14 |
| - of which private-sector project | -17 | -56 | -69 | -55 | -23 |
| Opinion on order books | -28 | -61 | -58 | -57 | -48 |
| Obstacles to production increase because of workforce shortage (in %) | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Expected workforce | -17 | -22 | -26 | -25 | -13 |
n° 278 - October 26, 2009
Quaterly survey of public works - October 2009
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