22 March 2013
2013- n° 66The economic situation in the wholesale trade has recovered in March 2013 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - March 2013
According to the business leaders questioned in March 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has recovered slightly. The business climate indicator has increased by three points compared to January even if it stays below its long-period average.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in March 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has recovered slightly. The business climate indicator has increased by three points compared to January even if it stays below its long-period average.
The turning-point indicator is located in the neutral 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* | Sept. 12 | Nov. 12 | Jan. 13 | March 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 92 |
| General outlook | –24 | –56 | –51 | –53 | –53 |
| Sales | –13 | –22 | –30 | –33 | –23 |
| export sales | –15 | –20 | –19 | –19 | –19 |
| Received merchandise | –9 | –18 | –22 | –24 | –18 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –19 | –18 | –21 | –17 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –26 | –25 | –24 | –24 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –28 | –19 | –26 | –30 |
| Shipments abroad | –16 | –22 | –20 | –19 | –22 |
| Current stock | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Past workforce | –1 | –6 | –11 | –12 | –12 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | –8 | –10 | –10 | –8 |
| Cash position | –10 | –7 | –8 | –7 | –8 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 7 | 1 | –5 | –7 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | –3 |
- * : average since September 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
