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The economic situation in the wholesale trade improves considerably in March 2012

Total French wholesale trade

According to the business leaders questioned in March 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector improves: the business climate indicator rises by six points compared to January and returns to its long-period average.

The turning-point indicator toggles into the favourable area, for the first time since May 2011.

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* Sep 11 Nov 11 Janv 12 Mars 12
Business climate indicator 100 99 96 94 100
General outlook –23 –41 –47 –50 –28
Sales –13 –12 –19 –20 –13
export sales –15 –14 –20 –22 –13
Received merchandise –8 –5 –12 –11 –9
received from abroad –10 –11 –14 –16 –10
Ordering intentions –15 –16 –16 –18 –14
ordering from abroad –15 –16 –18 –20 –17
Shipments abroad –15 –19 –21 –18 –14
Current stock 8 11 7 8 9
Past workforce 0 2 3 –3 –1
Expecting workforce –3 0 –1 –1 2
Cash position –10 –6 –3 –3 –2
Past selling prices 9 –2 10 3 17
Expecting selling prices 17 5 16 11 12

Informations Rapides

n° 73 - March 23, 2012

Bi-montly survey of wholesaling - March 2012

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

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