21 October 2011
2011- n° 258The economic climate is deteriorating in the building industry in october 2011 Monthly survey of building - October 2011
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climat drops by two points in October. The turning-point indicator indicates an unfavorable climate for the first time since the end of 2010.
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climat drops by two points in October. The turning-point indicator indicates an unfavorable climate for the first time since the end of 2010.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Jun. 11 | Jul. 11 | Sept. 11 | Oct. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 99 |
| Past activity | –1 | 7 | 9 | –1 | –2 |
| Expected activity | –3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | –3 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –3 | –26 | ||
| Past employment | –1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | –4 |
| Expected employment | –1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | –5 |
| Opinion on order books | –18 | –33 | –33 | –33 | –32 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,1 | 6,3 | 6,4 | 6,5 | 6,6 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,2 | 86,8 | 87,2 | 87,9 | 87,8 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,6 | 6,7 | 8,1 | 8,7 | 7,5 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 55 | 56 | ||
| Expected prices | –11 | –17 | –14 | –18 | –20 |
| Cash-flow position | –7 | –14 | –13 | ||
| Repayment period | 27 | 24 | 26 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
- ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.
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
Documentation
Methodology (2016) (pdf,170 Ko)
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