According to the contractors interviewed in April 2012, the economic climate is mitigated in public works in the first quarter 2012.
Activity tendency in public works

| Balances of opinion, in %, SA | |||||
| * Mean since january 1981 | |||||
| Sources : FNTP et Insee | |||||
| Mean* | July. 11 | Oct. 11 | Jan. 12 | Apr. 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past activity | 6 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| - of which public-sector project | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| - of which private-sector project | 11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Expected activity | 15 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| - of which public-sector project | 16 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 13 |
| - of which private-sector project | 17 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 4 |
| Opinion on order books | 28 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| Obstacles to production increase because of workforce shortage (in %) | 24 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| Expected workforce | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
n° 109 - April 25, 2012
Quaterly survey of public works - April 2012
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