According to the contractors interviewed in January 2011, the economic climate turned sour in public works in the last quarter 2010.
Activity tendency in public works

| Balances of opinion, in %, SA | |||||
| * Mean since january 1981 | |||||
| Sources : FNTP et Insee | |||||
| Mean* | Apr. 10 | Jul. 10 | Oct. 10 | Jan. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past activity | 6 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| - of which public-sector project | 11 | 45 | 17 | 18 | 38 |
| - of which private-sector project | 11 | 46 | 33 | 6 | 25 |
| Expected activity | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 6 |
| - of which public-sector project | 17 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 7 |
| - of which private-sector project | 18 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 |
| Opinion on order books | 28 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 32 |
| Obstacles to production increase because of workforce shortage (in %) | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Expected workforce | 17 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 15 |
n° 27 - January 25, 2011
Quaterly survey of public works - January 2011
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