18 December 2009
2009- n° 326The economic climate stabilizes in the building industry in December 2009 Monthly survey of building - December 2009
According to contractors surveyed in December 2009, the situation has stabilized in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains stable since September to 93, and the turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.
According to contractors surveyed in December 2009, the situation has stabilized in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains stable since September to 93, and the turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Sep. 09 | Oct. 09 | Nov. 09 | Dec. 09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| Past activity | –1 | –30 | –29 | –26 | –27 |
| Expected activity | –4 | –22 | –18 | –20 | –21 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –30 | |||
| Past employment | –2 | –16 | –16 | –16 | –16 |
| Expected employment | –2 | –14 | –11 | –14 | –14 |
| Opinion on order books | –16 | –47 | –48 | –52 | –47 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,2 | 5,6 | 5,4 | 5,5 | 5,5 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,4 | 87,7 | 87,1 | 86,3 | 85,8 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %) | 17,1 | 5,6 | 5,8 | 6,5 | 6,9 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 61 | 45 | |||
| Prices | –9 | –31 | –31 | –36 | –39 |
| Cash-flow position | –6 | –20 | |||
| Repayment period | 26 | 32 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
graphiquePcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate
graphiqueActivity – Activity tendency in the building industry
graphiqueWorkforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry
graphiqueOrderBooks – Order books
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