23 January 2012
2012- n° 22The degradation of the economic situation in the wholesale trade continues in January
2012 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - January 2012
According to the business leaders questioned in January 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector decreases again : the business climate indicator loses two points compared to November.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in January 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector decreases again : the business climate indicator loses two points compared to November.
The turning-point indicator remains in the unfavourable 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* | Jul 11 | Sep 11 | Nov 11 | Jan 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 105 | 99 | 96 | 94 |
| General outlook | –23 | –11 | –41 | –47 | –51 |
| Sales | –13 | –4 | –12 | –19 | –19 |
| export sales | –15 | –11 | –14 | –20 | –23 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –4 | –5 | –12 | –13 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –6 | –11 | –14 | –15 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –10 | –16 | –16 | –17 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –11 | –16 | –18 | –19 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –11 | –19 | –21 | –19 |
| Current stock | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Past workforce | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | –4 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | 3 | 0 | –1 | –1 |
| Cash position | –10 | –2 | –6 | –3 | –3 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 11 | –2 | 10 | 3 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 13 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
