23 September 2010
2010- n° n° The French business climate improves in September 2010 Business climate indicator and turning point indicator - September 2010
According to the business leaders of the main economic sectors, the French business climate improves in September 2010. The indicator attains 102, and is beyond its long term average for the first time in more than two years. This increase hides slight differences among economic sectors : business leaders’ answers suggest an clear improvement in wholesale trade and retail trade. An improvement is also visible in industry and services, though smaller. Business leaders’answers are at last less optimistic in building industry.
According to the business leaders of the main economic sectors, the French business climate improves in September 2010. The indicator attains 102, and is beyond its long term average for the first time in more than two years. This increase hides slight differences among economic sectors : business leaders’ answers suggest an clear improvement in wholesale trade and retail trade. An improvement is also visible in industry and services, though smaller. Business leaders’answers are at last less optimistic in building industry.
At the same time, the turning point indicator clearly remains in the favourable zone for more than one year. This shows continuous signs of a coming recovery.
tableauTab_EN – Business climate and turning point indicators
| Apr. 10 | May. 10 | Jun. 10 | Jul. 10 | Sep. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climates | |||||
| France | 98 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 102 |
| Industry | 96 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 98 |
| Wholesale trade | 95 | - | 101 | - | 103 |
| Building | 92 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 95 |
| Retail trade | 105 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 107 |
| Services | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 |
| Turning point indicators | |||||
| France | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,9 | 1,0 |
| Industry | 0,3 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,3 | 0,7 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,0 | - | 0,8 | - | 0,8 |
| Building | –0,7 | –0,7 | –0,5 | 0,5 | 0,0 |
- Source(s) : INSEE, Business tendency surveys
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