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the improvement of the economic situation in the wholesale trade is less pronounced in november 2010

Total French wholesale trade

According to the business leaders questioned in November 2010, the improvement of the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is less pronounced: the business climate indicator decreases by two points, after nearly two years on the rise.

The turning-point indicator remains in the favourable area.

Business climate indicator

Business climate indicator

Turning-point indicator

Turning-point indicator

Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).

Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
* : average since September 1979
Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
AVE* MAY 10 JUL 10 SEP 10 NOV 10
Business climate indicator 100 95 101 105 103
General outlook –23 –24 –24 –12 –7
Sales –13 –20 –14 –9 –13
export sales –15 –20 –16 –4 –13
Received merchandise –8 –19 –10 –6 –9
received from abroad –10 –17 –6 –3 –7
Ordering intentions –15 –18 –15 –12 –10
ordering from abroad –15 –14 –11 –13 –12
Shipments abroad –15 –17 –17 –12 –8
Current stock 8 –3 2 5 5
Past workforce –1 –6 –6 –6 –3
Expecting workforce –3 –6 –5 0 1
Cash position –11 –8 –7 –6 –6
Past selling prices 9 1 –3 9 6
Expecting selling prices 17 6 8 9 7

Informations Rapides

n° 284 - November 23, 2010

Bi-montly survey of wholesaling - November 2010

Next issue July 23, 2013 08:45 - July 2013

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