22 July 2010
2010- n° 191The economic situation in the wholesale trade keeps on improving in july 2010 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - July 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2010, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector keeps on improving: the business climate indicator increases by five points.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2010, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector keeps on improving: the business climate indicator increases by five points.
The turning-point indicator remains in the favourable area.
graphiquegraph_indclimaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_indretournf_anglais – Turning-point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableautab_cgens_anglais – Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | JAN 10 | MAR 10 | MAY 10 | JUL 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 85 | 87 | 95 | 100 |
| General outlook | –24 | –23 | –28 | –24 | –25 |
| Sales | –13 | –33 | –33 | –20 | –13 |
| export sales | –15 | –43 | –34 | –20 | –14 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –31 | –30 | –19 | –10 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –28 | –26 | –17 | –8 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –29 | –25 | –18 | –16 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –27 | –22 | –14 | –12 |
| Shipments abroad | –16 | –31 | –27 | –17 | –14 |
| Current stock | 8 | –2 | –5 | –3 | 1 |
| Past workforce | 0 | –16 | –15 | –6 | –8 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | –9 | –8 | –6 | –5 |
| Cash position | –11 | –11 | –8 | –8 | –7 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | –6 | –14 | 1 | –3 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | –4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
