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the economic situation in the wholesale trade is practically stable in january 2011

Total French wholesale trade

According to the business leaders questioned in January 2011, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is practically stable: the business climate indicator increases by one points, after a decrease by two points in November 2010.

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* JUL 10 SEP 10 NOV 10 JAN 11
Business climate indicator 100 101 105 103 104
General outlook –23 –24 –12 –7 –7
Sales –13 –14 –9 –14 –12
export sales –15 –16 –4 –10 –7
Received merchandise –8 –10 –6 –10 –7
received from abroad –10 –6 –3 –5 –8
Ordering intentions –15 –15 –12 –11 –9
ordering from abroad –15 –11 –13 –12 –9
Shipments abroad –15 –17 –12 –9 –8
Current stock 8 2 5 5 2
Past workforce –1 –6 –6 –2 0
Expecting workforce –3 –5 0 1 0
Cash position –11 –7 –6 –6 –6
Past selling prices 9 –3 9 7 21
Expecting selling prices 17 8 9 8 22

Informations Rapides

n° 20 - January 21, 2011

Bi-montly survey of wholesaling - January 2011

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

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