Informations rapides
24 November 2009
2009- n° 272
The economic climate stabilizes in the building industry in October 2009 Monthly survey of building - November 2009

According to contractors surveyed in November 2009, the situation has stabilized in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains stable to 93, and the turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.

Informations rapides
No 272
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According to contractors surveyed in November 2009, the situation has stabilized in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains stable to 93, and the turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.

ClimateBusiness climate synthetic indicator

TurningPointTurning-point indicator

  • Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).

PcurProductive capacity utilisation rate

ActivityActivity tendency in the building industry

WorkforceWorkforce size tendency in the building industry

OrderBooksOrder books

Tableau 2Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Jul. 09 Sep. 09 Oct. 09 Nov. 09
Business climate 100 91 93 93 93
Past activity –1 –35 –30 –29 –25
Expected activity –4 –33 –22 –18 –18
Gen. business outlook –15 –45 –30
Past employment –2 –17 –16 –16 –16
Expected employment –1 –18 –14 –11 –14
Opinion on order books –16 –49 –47 –48 –54
Order books (in month) 5,2 5,4 5,6 5,4 5,4
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,4 86,9 87,7 87,1 86
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 34 23 30 28 22
- Because of workforce shortage(in %) 17,1 7,3 5,6 5,8 5,7
Hiring problems (in %) 61 47 45
Prices –9 –41 –31 –31 –34
Cash-flow position –6 –21 –20
Repayment period 26 27 32
  • * Mean since september 1993.

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