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24 February 2021 · n° 044
In February 2021, the business managers in the building industry remain fairly confident
on their activity prospects Monthly survey of building - February 2021
In February 2021, the balances of opinion of the business managers in the building industry on their activity, both future and past, are virtually stable.
- In February, the business managers in the building industry remain quite confident on their expected activity
- The employments prospects are improving
- The business leaders have a better opinion on their order books
- Increasing pressure on productive capacities
- The balance of opinion on prices remains above its long-term average
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In February 2021, the balances of opinion of the business managers in the building industry on their activity, both future and past, are virtually stable.
tableauBuilding industry economic outlook
| Mean* | Nov. 20 | Déc. 20 | Jan. 21 | Feb. 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past activity | -4 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 |
| Expected activity | -5 | -17 | -5 | 1 | 0 |
| General business outlook | -16 | -12 | |||
| Past employment | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -6 |
| Expected employment | -3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Opinion on order books | -22 | -24 | -27 | -21 | -18 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,8 | 8,1 | 7,8 | 8,2 | 8,3 |
| Production capacity utilisation rate (in %) | 88,7 | 90,4 | 86,5 | 90,3 | 90,5 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 33 | 41 | 33 | 38 | 40 |
| - Because of workforce shortage (in %) | 14 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
| Recruiting problems (in %) | 59 | 69 | |||
| Expected prices | -13 | -15 | -18 | -9 | -11 |
| Cash-flow position | -10 | -10 | |||
| Repayment period | 30 | 26 |
- *Mean since April 1975 for the composite indicator and since September 1993 for the balances of opinion.
- Source: INSEE, French business survey in the building industry
In February, the business managers in the building industry remain quite confident on their expected activity
In February 2021, almost as many business managers in the building industry as in the previous month have anticipated an increase in their activity for the next three months: the corresponding balance of opinion is virtually stable, above its long-term average. The opinion of the business managers about their past activity is also virtually stable: the corresponding balance has been barely fluctuating around its long-term average since December 2020.
tableauActivity tendency in building construction
| Expected activity | Past activity | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-01 | -4.4 | -3.8 |
| 1998-02 | -5.1 | 0.7 |
| 1998-03 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| 1998-04 | -3.6 | 2.7 |
| 1998-05 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 1998-06 | 3.8 | 13.6 |
| 1998-07 | 3.9 | 16.8 |
| 1998-08 | 5.9 | 18.3 |
| 1998-09 | 7.4 | 19.7 |
| 1998-10 | 4.5 | 13.5 |
| 1998-11 | -0.4 | 16.0 |
| 1998-12 | -9.7 | 3.1 |
| 1999-01 | -0.4 | 18.0 |
| 1999-02 | 3.5 | 12.1 |
| 1999-03 | 5.3 | 15.2 |
| 1999-04 | 9.0 | 19.6 |
| 1999-05 | 22.6 | 18.4 |
| 1999-06 | 14.6 | 17.9 |
| 1999-07 | 16.9 | 23.3 |
| 1999-08 | 17.4 | 24.2 |
| 1999-09 | 17.6 | 24.8 |
| 1999-10 | 14.3 | 29.1 |
| 1999-11 | 17.8 | 28.0 |
| 1999-12 | 33.1 | 32.4 |
| 2000-01 | 32.4 | 34.8 |
| 2000-02 | 23.1 | 33.6 |
| 2000-03 | 26.9 | 34.9 |
| 2000-04 | 29.9 | 44.1 |
| 2000-05 | 26.1 | 35.1 |
| 2000-06 | 31.5 | 34.8 |
| 2000-07 | 31.9 | 40.5 |
| 2000-08 | 32.2 | 40.4 |
| 2000-09 | 32.4 | 40.4 |
| 2000-10 | 34.3 | 40.1 |
| 2000-11 | 29.3 | 40.1 |
| 2000-12 | 24.9 | 33.2 |
| 2001-01 | 7.8 | 34.8 |
| 2001-02 | 9.0 | 34.7 |
| 2001-03 | 12.1 | 30.4 |
| 2001-04 | 7.7 | 17.0 |
| 2001-05 | 2.9 | 19.3 |
| 2001-06 | 0.5 | 14.1 |
| 2001-07 | -2.4 | 12.0 |
| 2001-08 | -3.7 | 7.0 |
| 2001-09 | -5.3 | 2.5 |
| 2001-10 | -5.4 | 1.8 |
| 2001-11 | -4.5 | -3.1 |
| 2001-12 | -7.9 | -1.7 |
| 2002-01 | -4.2 | -6.4 |
| 2002-02 | -4.7 | -3.1 |
| 2002-03 | -3.7 | -0.7 |
| 2002-04 | -11.1 | -7.5 |
| 2002-05 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| 2002-06 | -1.3 | -0.4 |
| 2002-07 | -6.4 | -11.3 |
| 2002-08 | -11.3 | -11.0 |
| 2002-09 | -16.4 | -9.6 |
| 2002-10 | -19.1 | -11.5 |
| 2002-11 | -19.7 | -15.5 |
| 2002-12 | -18.2 | -19.5 |
| 2003-01 | -23.3 | -13.3 |
| 2003-02 | -21.1 | -15.2 |
| 2003-03 | -23.7 | -18.4 |
| 2003-04 | -21.8 | -15.5 |
| 2003-05 | -18.0 | -16.9 |
| 2003-06 | -17.4 | -15.7 |
| 2003-07 | -14.3 | -16.1 |
| 2003-08 | -9.7 | -10.4 |
| 2003-09 | -5.5 | -3.6 |
| 2003-10 | -5.2 | -13.3 |
| 2003-11 | -0.1 | -9.6 |
| 2003-12 | 1.8 | -5.3 |
| 2004-01 | 15.6 | -1.3 |
| 2004-02 | 5.5 | 1.3 |
| 2004-03 | 8.7 | 3.1 |
| 2004-04 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| 2004-05 | 2.6 | 6.3 |
| 2004-06 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| 2004-07 | 10.9 | 6.9 |
| 2004-08 | 11.9 | 6.3 |
| 2004-09 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| 2004-10 | 12.0 | 8.7 |
| 2004-11 | 11.7 | 13.4 |
| 2004-12 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| 2005-01 | 11.6 | 11.1 |
| 2005-02 | 9.0 | 11.6 |
| 2005-03 | 13.2 | 8.3 |
| 2005-04 | 13.6 | 9.7 |
| 2005-05 | 12.6 | 9.2 |
| 2005-06 | 16.4 | 12.7 |
| 2005-07 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
| 2005-08 | 13.9 | 14.6 |
| 2005-09 | 12.9 | 15.3 |
| 2005-10 | 18.4 | 18.0 |
| 2005-11 | 22.9 | 19.3 |
| 2005-12 | 19.7 | 20.2 |
| 2006-01 | 20.2 | 20.5 |
| 2006-02 | 20.1 | 13.5 |
| 2006-03 | 16.5 | 17.5 |
| 2006-04 | 16.2 | 20.1 |
| 2006-05 | 17.5 | 21.0 |
| 2006-06 | 14.2 | 21.4 |
| 2006-07 | 16.7 | 21.2 |
| 2006-08 | 17.0 | 20.6 |
| 2006-09 | 18.3 | 22.6 |
| 2006-10 | 21.1 | 22.9 |
| 2006-11 | 23.3 | 20.6 |
| 2006-12 | 20.3 | 22.1 |
| 2007-01 | 21.4 | 20.2 |
| 2007-02 | 18.9 | 19.8 |
| 2007-03 | 18.2 | 22.5 |
| 2007-04 | 21.0 | 24.1 |
| 2007-05 | 21.1 | 22.4 |
| 2007-06 | 21.0 | 25.0 |
| 2007-07 | 18.9 | 25.0 |
| 2007-08 | 17.7 | 20.7 |
| 2007-09 | 18.8 | 20.6 |
| 2007-10 | 15.9 | 19.6 |
| 2007-11 | 13.5 | 21.5 |
| 2007-12 | 16.7 | 19.2 |
| 2008-01 | 7.7 | 18.7 |
| 2008-02 | 15.3 | 18.0 |
| 2008-03 | 17.9 | 15.6 |
| 2008-04 | 10.0 | 16.3 |
| 2008-05 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| 2008-06 | -4.3 | 5.0 |
| 2008-07 | -6.2 | -0.3 |
| 2008-08 | -5.4 | 0.3 |
| 2008-09 | -10.0 | -0.9 |
| 2008-10 | -33.4 | -10.6 |
| 2008-11 | -36.3 | -11.4 |
| 2008-12 | -30.7 | -21.0 |
| 2009-01 | -34.8 | -19.6 |
| 2009-02 | -46.6 | -25.8 |
| 2009-03 | -36.5 | -24.3 |
| 2009-04 | -35.8 | -30.0 |
| 2009-05 | -33.3 | -29.2 |
| 2009-06 | -33.7 | -33.1 |
| 2009-07 | -32.5 | -33.3 |
| 2009-08 | -27.3 | -31.2 |
| 2009-09 | -25.0 | -28.3 |
| 2009-10 | -21.4 | -25.0 |
| 2009-11 | -20.4 | -26.2 |
| 2009-12 | -20.0 | -26.5 |
| 2010-01 | -19.7 | -26.6 |
| 2010-02 | -18.2 | -23.7 |
| 2010-03 | -17.8 | -26.1 |
| 2010-04 | -17.4 | -25.4 |
| 2010-05 | -16.9 | -20.7 |
| 2010-06 | -15.2 | -17.6 |
| 2010-07 | -12.4 | -14.0 |
| 2010-08 | -10.8 | -12.6 |
| 2010-09 | -13.0 | -13.1 |
| 2010-10 | -4.4 | -13.1 |
| 2010-11 | -0.6 | -12.9 |
| 2010-12 | -0.8 | -7.9 |
| 2011-01 | -0.8 | -8.4 |
| 2011-02 | 3.3 | -3.7 |
| 2011-03 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| 2011-04 | 5.3 | 8.3 |
| 2011-05 | 2.4 | 6.0 |
| 2011-06 | 4.4 | 6.2 |
| 2011-07 | 4.3 | 8.3 |
| 2011-08 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 2011-09 | -4.4 | -0.6 |
| 2011-10 | -4.9 | -2.2 |
| 2011-11 | -9.8 | -4.4 |
| 2011-12 | -11.5 | -4.5 |
| 2012-01 | -10.5 | -1.6 |
| 2012-02 | -12.3 | -3.6 |
| 2012-03 | -10.5 | -5.5 |
| 2012-04 | -11.9 | -8.7 |
| 2012-05 | -14.7 | -13.5 |
| 2012-06 | -14.0 | -13.6 |
| 2012-07 | -17.2 | -15.0 |
| 2012-08 | -19.3 | -15.1 |
| 2012-09 | -20.3 | -15.0 |
| 2012-10 | -26.0 | -18.3 |
| 2012-11 | -24.5 | -21.3 |
| 2012-12 | -21.9 | -20.6 |
| 2013-01 | -24.3 | -21.6 |
| 2013-02 | -22.0 | -23.1 |
| 2013-03 | -24.3 | -23.8 |
| 2013-04 | -24.6 | -28.2 |
| 2013-05 | -21.3 | -26.8 |
| 2013-06 | -24.0 | -26.6 |
| 2013-07 | -22.6 | -22.2 |
| 2013-08 | -19.7 | -16.6 |
| 2013-09 | -12.3 | -13.2 |
| 2013-10 | -15.6 | -13.3 |
| 2013-11 | -16.5 | -13.0 |
| 2013-12 | -18.6 | -20.2 |
| 2014-01 | -15.6 | -20.7 |
| 2014-02 | -20.6 | -17.2 |
| 2014-03 | -18.6 | -17.2 |
| 2014-04 | -22.4 | -17.5 |
| 2014-05 | -19.5 | -19.0 |
| 2014-06 | -17.6 | -18.3 |
| 2014-07 | -28.1 | -18.2 |
| 2014-08 | -27.3 | -25.3 |
| 2014-09 | -29.9 | -29.8 |
| 2014-10 | -29.9 | -31.7 |
| 2014-11 | -24.9 | -25.2 |
| 2014-12 | -28.0 | -23.1 |
| 2015-01 | -32.8 | -23.1 |
| 2015-02 | -23.7 | -30.1 |
| 2015-03 | -24.4 | -27.5 |
| 2015-04 | -23.9 | -20.8 |
| 2015-05 | -26.4 | -21.6 |
| 2015-06 | -20.4 | -20.0 |
| 2015-07 | -16.4 | -22.1 |
| 2015-08 | -8.6 | -18.6 |
| 2015-09 | -13.2 | -16.9 |
| 2015-10 | -15.2 | -14.3 |
| 2015-11 | -20.9 | -15.2 |
| 2015-12 | -8.1 | -11.6 |
| 2016-01 | -8.3 | -14.7 |
| 2016-02 | -16.1 | -15.0 |
| 2016-03 | -9.3 | -14.0 |
| 2016-04 | -5.0 | -13.4 |
| 2016-05 | -2.0 | -8.1 |
| 2016-06 | -2.5 | -8.9 |
| 2016-07 | -0.3 | -9.6 |
| 2016-08 | -3.2 | -7.5 |
| 2016-09 | 0.6 | -5.9 |
| 2016-10 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| 2016-11 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 2016-12 | -1.1 | -5.6 |
| 2017-01 | -2.8 | 5.4 |
| 2017-02 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
| 2017-03 | 2.8 | -1.7 |
| 2017-04 | 5.9 | -6.6 |
| 2017-05 | 2.0 | 4.4 |
| 2017-06 | 3.6 | 10.7 |
| 2017-07 | 11.1 | 5.4 |
| 2017-08 | 13.4 | 1.3 |
| 2017-09 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| 2017-10 | 8.5 | 5.8 |
| 2017-11 | 14.0 | 9.7 |
| 2017-12 | 14.3 | 13.2 |
| 2018-01 | 13.3 | 14.2 |
| 2018-02 | 11.2 | 13.9 |
| 2018-03 | 11.8 | 13.2 |
| 2018-04 | 13.2 | 10.6 |
| 2018-05 | 12.9 | 5.8 |
| 2018-06 | 12.7 | 4.5 |
| 2018-07 | 6.4 | 8.8 |
| 2018-08 | 4.2 | 8.3 |
| 2018-09 | 9.7 | 3.8 |
| 2018-10 | 10.5 | 4.6 |
| 2018-11 | 10.3 | 3.8 |
| 2018-12 | 11.8 | 6.5 |
| 2019-01 | 15.2 | 6.4 |
| 2019-02 | 15.6 | 10.1 |
| 2019-03 | 14.5 | 11.8 |
| 2019-04 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| 2019-05 | 13.1 | 5.6 |
| 2019-06 | 15.2 | 9.0 |
| 2019-07 | 9.3 | 14.1 |
| 2019-08 | 10.3 | 9.2 |
| 2019-09 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 2019-10 | 17.2 | 14.0 |
| 2019-11 | 8.5 | 11.5 |
| 2019-12 | 10.2 | 8.4 |
| 2020-01 | 10.3 | 7.9 |
| 2020-02 | 15.9 | 11.7 |
| 2020-03 | 7.5 | 18.4 |
| 2020-04 | -85.5 | -21.6 |
| 2020-05 | -47.0 | -79.3 |
| 2020-06 | 4.0 | -79.5 |
| 2020-07 | 16.0 | -58.1 |
| 2020-08 | 12.1 | -21.7 |
| 2020-09 | 4.6 | -2.6 |
| 2020-10 | 3.6 | 9.3 |
| 2020-11 | -16.9 | -0.2 |
| 2020-12 | -5.3 | -2.9 |
| 2021-01 | 1.2 | -3.7 |
| 2021-02 | 0.5 | -2.6 |
graphiqueActivity tendency in building construction
- Source: INSEE
The employments prospects are improving
In February 2021, business leaders have assessed the employment prospects to be more favourable than in January: the corresponding balance of opinion has exceeded more significantly its long term average. However, more business managers than in January have reported having reduced their workforce size over the past three months. The corresponding balance has decreased and returned just below its long-term average.
tableauWorkforce size tendency in building construction
| Expected workforce size | Past workforce size | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-01 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| 2005-02 | 9.5 | 0.1 |
| 2005-03 | 12.5 | 5.5 |
| 2005-04 | 15.2 | 6.9 |
| 2005-05 | 14.2 | 6.7 |
| 2005-06 | 14.0 | 8.1 |
| 2005-07 | 16.9 | 3.9 |
| 2005-08 | 15.2 | 6.0 |
| 2005-09 | 13.7 | 7.9 |
| 2005-10 | 15.9 | 9.7 |
| 2005-11 | 19.6 | 11.5 |
| 2005-12 | 17.0 | 12.7 |
| 2006-01 | 18.4 | 18.9 |
| 2006-02 | 20.2 | 19.9 |
| 2006-03 | 19.3 | 13.3 |
| 2006-04 | 18.2 | 16.0 |
| 2006-05 | 20.5 | 18.2 |
| 2006-06 | 21.8 | 17.9 |
| 2006-07 | 20.3 | 20.4 |
| 2006-08 | 22.2 | 21.1 |
| 2006-09 | 24.4 | 21.7 |
| 2006-10 | 26.1 | 21.6 |
| 2006-11 | 23.8 | 19.8 |
| 2006-12 | 26.3 | 18.5 |
| 2007-01 | 27.0 | 19.2 |
| 2007-02 | 25.3 | 21.4 |
| 2007-03 | 24.6 | 20.5 |
| 2007-04 | 22.9 | 20.6 |
| 2007-05 | 25.5 | 20.2 |
| 2007-06 | 28.6 | 23.4 |
| 2007-07 | 25.4 | 21.6 |
| 2007-08 | 24.6 | 21.8 |
| 2007-09 | 24.2 | 22.1 |
| 2007-10 | 23.1 | 16.6 |
| 2007-11 | 26.7 | 21.7 |
| 2007-12 | 21.5 | 21.0 |
| 2008-01 | 19.9 | 22.6 |
| 2008-02 | 15.9 | 21.4 |
| 2008-03 | 22.3 | 23.0 |
| 2008-04 | 23.0 | 21.1 |
| 2008-05 | 15.5 | 13.0 |
| 2008-06 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| 2008-07 | 11.9 | 13.4 |
| 2008-08 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| 2008-09 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 2008-10 | -1.4 | 5.8 |
| 2008-11 | -8.7 | -0.9 |
| 2008-12 | -12.5 | -2.3 |
| 2009-01 | -16.9 | -8.7 |
| 2009-02 | -17.9 | -8.2 |
| 2009-03 | -22.4 | -12.8 |
| 2009-04 | -20.9 | -18.4 |
| 2009-05 | -20.2 | -17.9 |
| 2009-06 | -20.1 | -17.9 |
| 2009-07 | -20.3 | -20.7 |
| 2009-08 | -19.0 | -19.2 |
| 2009-09 | -17.0 | -19.1 |
| 2009-10 | -15.9 | -19.3 |
| 2009-11 | -15.3 | -18.9 |
| 2009-12 | -14.5 | -18.8 |
| 2010-01 | -12.8 | -18.3 |
| 2010-02 | -15.8 | -17.2 |
| 2010-03 | -13.1 | -16.8 |
| 2010-04 | -14.0 | -16.5 |
| 2010-05 | -14.6 | -13.9 |
| 2010-06 | -15.4 | -15.8 |
| 2010-07 | -13.4 | -10.7 |
| 2010-08 | -11.3 | -12.0 |
| 2010-09 | -7.7 | -10.9 |
| 2010-10 | -7.7 | -12.1 |
| 2010-11 | -3.8 | -7.6 |
| 2010-12 | -1.7 | -4.4 |
| 2011-01 | -1.3 | -4.2 |
| 2011-02 | 3.1 | -5.1 |
| 2011-03 | 3.6 | -3.1 |
| 2011-04 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| 2011-05 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 2011-06 | 6.8 | 3.2 |
| 2011-07 | 7.7 | 3.4 |
| 2011-08 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 2011-09 | -0.8 | 2.8 |
| 2011-10 | -6.2 | -2.4 |
| 2011-11 | -7.4 | -8.8 |
| 2011-12 | -5.3 | -6.4 |
| 2012-01 | -3.7 | -4.2 |
| 2012-02 | -3.9 | -5.6 |
| 2012-03 | -9.0 | -6.8 |
| 2012-04 | -9.2 | -8.4 |
| 2012-05 | -12.6 | -9.1 |
| 2012-06 | -11.3 | -7.7 |
| 2012-07 | -15.3 | -11.8 |
| 2012-08 | -14.7 | -11.1 |
| 2012-09 | -16.7 | -15.7 |
| 2012-10 | -14.7 | -10.3 |
| 2012-11 | -14.9 | -10.9 |
| 2012-12 | -16.2 | -13.3 |
| 2013-01 | -15.6 | -14.4 |
| 2013-02 | -15.8 | -17.2 |
| 2013-03 | -18.0 | -17.8 |
| 2013-04 | -13.5 | -13.7 |
| 2013-05 | -19.0 | -16.3 |
| 2013-06 | -18.2 | -18.6 |
| 2013-07 | -17.9 | -18.1 |
| 2013-08 | -16.0 | -19.7 |
| 2013-09 | -14.8 | -18.3 |
| 2013-10 | -10.5 | -13.7 |
| 2013-11 | -16.6 | -18.3 |
| 2013-12 | -17.7 | -16.6 |
| 2014-01 | -19.5 | -18.9 |
| 2014-02 | -21.1 | -19.9 |
| 2014-03 | -18.4 | -18.6 |
| 2014-04 | -19.3 | -22.2 |
| 2014-05 | -19.2 | -15.6 |
| 2014-06 | -23.3 | -26.6 |
| 2014-07 | -22.1 | -25.4 |
| 2014-08 | -26.9 | -26.5 |
| 2014-09 | -28.2 | -28.6 |
| 2014-10 | -26.1 | -28.8 |
| 2014-11 | -22.5 | -25.0 |
| 2014-12 | -24.4 | -25.8 |
| 2015-01 | -29.5 | -29.2 |
| 2015-02 | -24.3 | -25.1 |
| 2015-03 | -25.2 | -26.5 |
| 2015-04 | -27.3 | -34.0 |
| 2015-05 | -27.2 | -30.1 |
| 2015-06 | -19.9 | -26.5 |
| 2015-07 | -24.7 | -28.6 |
| 2015-08 | -23.2 | -24.9 |
| 2015-09 | -22.1 | -24.8 |
| 2015-10 | -23.5 | -26.7 |
| 2015-11 | -21.3 | -28.8 |
| 2015-12 | -23.4 | -27.6 |
| 2016-01 | -20.3 | -24.3 |
| 2016-02 | -20.4 | -26.0 |
| 2016-03 | -20.2 | -26.9 |
| 2016-04 | -17.7 | -23.1 |
| 2016-05 | -15.8 | -24.0 |
| 2016-06 | -16.6 | -23.9 |
| 2016-07 | -17.5 | -21.0 |
| 2016-08 | -13.5 | -20.7 |
| 2016-09 | -10.5 | -18.5 |
| 2016-10 | -8.8 | -17.4 |
| 2016-11 | -11.1 | -15.5 |
| 2016-12 | -8.6 | -15.7 |
| 2017-01 | -7.1 | -13.5 |
| 2017-02 | -7.4 | -13.2 |
| 2017-03 | -6.2 | -10.9 |
| 2017-04 | -4.9 | -15.2 |
| 2017-05 | -0.9 | -7.7 |
| 2017-06 | 2.1 | -6.6 |
| 2017-07 | 3.7 | -2.6 |
| 2017-08 | 1.6 | -7.4 |
| 2017-09 | 1.9 | -7.0 |
| 2017-10 | 3.5 | -5.1 |
| 2017-11 | 1.9 | -6.6 |
| 2017-12 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| 2018-01 | 9.1 | -0.3 |
| 2018-02 | 6.6 | -4.4 |
| 2018-03 | 13.4 | 1.2 |
| 2018-04 | 11.8 | 3.9 |
| 2018-05 | 10.0 | 7.4 |
| 2018-06 | 9.8 | 3.8 |
| 2018-07 | 13.7 | 4.1 |
| 2018-08 | 14.1 | 3.8 |
| 2018-09 | 14.7 | 4.3 |
| 2018-10 | 8.8 | 5.0 |
| 2018-11 | 14.2 | 8.3 |
| 2018-12 | 13.8 | 4.5 |
| 2019-01 | 6.6 | 3.2 |
| 2019-02 | 18.0 | 6.3 |
| 2019-03 | 12.8 | 6.1 |
| 2019-04 | 13.7 | 4.0 |
| 2019-05 | 13.6 | 6.8 |
| 2019-06 | 9.0 | 4.1 |
| 2019-07 | 5.6 | 3.9 |
| 2019-08 | 9.7 | 6.2 |
| 2019-09 | 13.0 | 4.3 |
| 2019-10 | 10.6 | 5.9 |
| 2019-11 | 16.5 | 4.0 |
| 2019-12 | 13.2 | 4.4 |
| 2020-01 | 15.2 | 8.3 |
| 2020-02 | 19.8 | 8.7 |
| 2020-03 | 12.2 | 7.2 |
| 2020-04 | -17.3 | 0.4 |
| 2020-05 | -17.3 | -16.7 |
| 2020-06 | -4.4 | -23.8 |
| 2020-07 | 0.1 | -17.9 |
| 2020-08 | 0.3 | -13.1 |
| 2020-09 | 2.3 | -8.4 |
| 2020-10 | 1.6 | -7.5 |
| 2020-11 | 5.3 | -5.1 |
| 2020-12 | 8.2 | -2.8 |
| 2021-01 | 6.5 | -1.9 |
| 2021-02 | 10.4 | -5.6 |
graphiqueWorkforce size tendency in building construction
- Source : INSEE
The business leaders have a better opinion on their order books
In February 2021, the opinion of business leaders on their order books has improved overall: fewer business managers than last month have considered their order book to be below normal for this period of the year. The corresponding balance of opinion stands above its long-term average. Given their present staff size, business managers consider that their order books provide 8,3 months of work. Increasing slightly in comparison to last month, this duration is the longest since the beginning of the series in April 1975.
Increasing pressure on productive capacities
In February 2021, the production capacity utilisation rate has increased after a sharp rebound in January. At 90,5%, it has returned to its level of October 2020, above its long-term average (88,7%). At the same time, 40% of the business managers have reported production bottlenecks, a share higher than last month and significantly higher than its long-term average. In particular, almost one in five business managers feels bottlenecks due to workforce shortage, a share higher than in average.
The balance of opinion on prices remains above its long-term average
In February 2021, the balance of opinion of business managers on the future development in their prices has slightly fallen back but remains above its long-term
For further information
A balance of opinion is calculated as the difference between the percentage of “increase” responses and the percentage of “decrease” responses.
All balances of opinion from the survey are published in this Informations Rapides and in the complementary chronological series available online. However, during the health crisis, it appeared that the composite business climate indicator, usually calculated from some of these balances of opinion, tended to smooth the fluctuations in the economic activity measured in building construction. This is why an overhaul of this synthetic indicator is currently being studied in order to, if possible, improve its predictive qualities.
The responses to this survey were collected between 28 January 2021 and 19 February 2021.
Additional information (simplified and detailed methodology, nomenclature, etc.) is available on the “Documentation” tab of the web page of this publication.
Next issue: 25 March 2021 at 8:45 am
Pour en savoir plus
A balance of opinion is calculated as the difference between the percentage of “increase” responses and the percentage of “decrease” responses.
All balances of opinion from the survey are published in this Informations Rapides and in the complementary chronological series available online. However, during the health crisis, it appeared that the composite business climate indicator, usually calculated from some of these balances of opinion, tended to smooth the fluctuations in the economic activity measured in building construction. This is why an overhaul of this synthetic indicator is currently being studied in order to, if possible, improve its predictive qualities.
The responses to this survey were collected between 28 January 2021 and 19 February 2021.
Additional information (simplified and detailed methodology, nomenclature, etc.) is available on the “Documentation” tab of the web page of this publication.
Next issue: 25 March 2021 at 8:45 am