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The degradation of the economic situation in the wholesale trade continues in January 2012

Total French wholesale trade

According to the business leaders questioned in January 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector decreases again : the business climate indicator loses two points compared to November.

The turning-point indicator remains in the unfavourable 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 11 Sep 11 Nov 11 Jan 12
Business climate indicator 100 105 99 96 94
General outlook –23 –11 –41 –47 –51
Sales –13 –4 –12 –19 –19
export sales –15 –11 –14 –20 –23
Received merchandise –8 –4 –5 –12 –13
received from abroad –10 –6 –11 –14 –15
Ordering intentions –15 –10 –16 –16 –17
ordering from abroad –15 –11 –16 –18 –19
Shipments abroad –15 –11 –19 –21 –19
Current stock 8 9 11 7 7
Past workforce 0 5 2 3 –4
Expecting workforce –3 3 0 –1 –1
Cash position –10 –2 –6 –3 –3
Past selling prices 9 11 –2 10 3
Expecting selling prices 17 11 5 16 13

Informations Rapides

n° 22 - January 23, 2012

Bi-montly survey of wholesaling - January 2012

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

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