22 June 2011
2011- n° 153In June 2011, the business climate indicator improves in manufacturing industry Monthly business survey (goods-producing industries) - June 2011
According to the business leaders questioned in June 2011, the situation in industry improved: the business climate indicator increases by three points. It stays above its long-term average.
Manufacturing industry
According to the business leaders questioned in June 2011, the situation in industry improved: the business climate indicator increases by three points. It stays above its long-term average.
The turning point indicator increases and goes down to the favorable area from now on.
Business leaders consider that their past activity has accelerated anew, the balance of opinion is distinctly above its long-term average. Stocks of finished products increase slightly, but remain regarded as below to the normal nevertheless. Total order books increase and are rated as stronger. Export order books raise too and are considered as heavy.
The activity of next months would stay steady: the personal perspectives of production increases in june. The general production outlook, which represents business leaders’ opinion on French industry as a whole, remains on a rather high level.
tableautableau – Leaders' opinion: manufacturing industrial activity
Manufacturing industry | Average* | Mar. 11 | Apr. 11 | May 11 | Jun. 11 |
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Synthetic index | 100 | 110 | 109 | 106 | 109 |
Recent changes in output | 5 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 25 |
Finished-goods inventory level | 13 | 0 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
Demand and total order levels | –17 | –3 | –2 | –9 | –4 |
Demand and export order levels | –12 | –6 | –4 | –3 | 3 |
Personal production expectations | 5 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 14 |
General production expectations | –8 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 |
- * : The average of the balances opinion since 1976.
- Source : Monthly business survey - INSEE
graphiqueGraphang1 – Industrial economic climate - Synthetic Index

graphiqueGraphang2 – Turning-point indicator

graphiqueGraphang3 – Business leaders' opinion (manufacturing industry)

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