Informations Rapides ·
25 March 2021 · n° 75
In March 2021, the activity prospects improve in the building industry Monthly survey of building - March 2021
In March 2021, the balances of opinion of the business managers in the building industry on their activity, both future and past, have increased.
The responses to this survey were collected between 26 February and 22 March 22 2021, i.e. for the vast majority, before the announcement on Thursday 18 March of new measures to fight the Covid-19 epidemic in 16 departments.
In March 2021, the balances of opinion of the business managers in the building industry on their activity, both future and past, have increased.
tableauBuilding industry economic outlook
| Mean* | Déc. 20 | Jan. 21 | Feb. 21 | Mar. 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past activity | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 2 |
| Expected activity | -5 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| General business outlook | -16 | -12 | |||
| Past employment | -5 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -5 |
| Expected employment | -3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Opinion on order books | -22 | -27 | -21 | -18 | -13 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,8 | 7,8 | 8,2 | 8,4 | 8,4 |
| Production capacity utilisation rate (in %) | 88,7 | 86,5 | 90,3 | 90,2 | 90,1 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 33 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 40 |
| - Because of workforce shortage (in %) | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| Recruiting problems (in %) | 59 | 69 | |||
| Expected prices | -13 | -18 | -9 | -11 | -4 |
| 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 March 2021, the business managers are more optimistic about their expected activity
In March 2021, more business managers in the building industry than in the previous month have anticipated an increase in their activity for the next three months: the corresponding balance of opinion has gone up, and exceeds more largely its long-term average. The opinion of the business managers on their activity over the last three months has also improved: the corresponding balance of opinion has increased and has gone above its average.
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 | 0.6 | -3.2 |
| 2021-03 | 7.3 | 1.6 |
graphiqueActivity tendency in building construction
- Source: INSEE
Employment prospects improve again slightly
In March 2021, business managers consider the employment prospects to be slightly more favorable than in February: the balance of opinion relating to the expected change in the workforce size has increased again slightly and therefore remains well above its average. Only slightly more business managers than in February have reported that they had increased their workforce size in the past three months. The corresponding balance is at its average level.
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 | 9.8 | -6.0 |
| 2021-03 | 13.4 | -5.0 |
graphiqueWorkforce size tendency in building construction
- Source : INSEE
More business managers consider their order book to be well filled
In March 2021, the opinion of business leaders on the level of their order book has improved overall. The corresponding balance of opinion has increased for the third consecutive month and exceeds more largely its long-term average. Considering their present workforce size, the business managers consider that the orders provide 8.4 months of work. This volume is stable compared to the previous month and is well above its long-term average.
Production bottlenecks persist
In March 2021, the production capacity utilization rate has fallen again slightly, after a sharp rebound in January. At 90.1%, it stands above its long-term average (88.7%). At the same time, 40% of business managers have reported production bottlenecks, a proportion as large as the previous month and well above its average. In particular, one in five business managers have felt bottlenecks due to a lack of personnel, a higher proportion than on average.
The balance of opinion on prices rebounds
In March 2021, the balance of opinion of business managers on the future development of their prices has rebounded sharply and thus remains above its long-term average.
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.
Additional information (simplified and detailed methodology, nomenclature, etc.) is available on the “Documentation” tab of the web page of this publication.
Next issue: 22 April 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.
Additional information (simplified and detailed methodology, nomenclature, etc.) is available on the “Documentation” tab of the web page of this publication.
Next issue: 22 April 2021 at 8:45 am