According to the contractors interviewed in January 2010, 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* | Apr. 09 | Jul. 09 | Oct. 09 | Jan. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past activity | 6 | 51 | 53 | 32 | 17 |
| - of which public-sector project | 11 | 51 | 50 | 26 | 19 |
| - of which private-sector project | 11 | 56 | 66 | 47 | 30 |
| Expected activity | 14 | 54 | 35 | 14 | 16 |
| - of which public-sector project | 16 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 21 |
| - of which private-sector project | 17 | 69 | 55 | 23 | 18 |
| Opinion on order books | 25 | 58 | 57 | 48 | 40 |
| Obstacles to production increase because of workforce shortage (in %) | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Expected workforce | 15 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
n° 28 - January 26, 2009
Quaterly survey of public works - January 2010
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