According to the business leaders, cash position in industry remains deteriorated during the first half of 2009, but is considered less difficult than the previous semester: the balance of opinion increases by 8 points but stills notably under its long term average. Operating balance was again noticeably reduced.
Cash position in industry

Operating balance

| Balance of opinion, n,a, in % | |||||
| *: The average of the balances opinion since December 1975. | |||||
| Source: Cash survey in industry - INSEE | |||||
| Average* | DEC07 | JUN08 | DEC08 | JUN09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURRENT POSITION | |||||
| Cash | -10 | -4 | -14 | -32 | -24 |
| Operating balance | -6 | 30 | 17 | -8 | -25 |
| EXPECTED EVOLUTION | |||||
| Cash | -7 | 14 | 4 | -44 | -24 |
| Operating balance | -3 | 26 | 15 | -44 | -25 |
n° 180 - July 3, 2009
Cash survey in industry - June 2009
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