According to the business leaders questioned in May 2011, The dynamism of the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is lightly slowing down: the business climate indicator decreases by three points. He remains yet at a high level.
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* | NOV 10 | JAN 11 | MAR 11 | MAY 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 103 | 104 | 109 | 106 |
| General outlook | 23 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Sales | 13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| export sales | 15 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| Received merchandise | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| received from abroad | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Ordering intentions | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| ordering from abroad | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Shipments abroad | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Current stock | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Past workforce | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Expecting workforce | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Cash position | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 21 |
n° 128 - May 24, 2011
Bi-montly survey of wholesaling - May 2011
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