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

Turning-point indicator

Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
| 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 |
n° 284 - November 23, 2010
Bi-montly survey of wholesaling - November 2010
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