Informations rapides
21 October 2010
2010- n° 257
The economic climate remains wavering in the building industry in October 2010 Monthly survey of building - October 2010

According to the contractors interviewed in July 2010, the economic climate remains wavering in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains practically stable to 95 while the turning-point indicator points out incertain climate.

Informations rapides
No 257
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According to the contractors interviewed in July 2010, the economic climate remains wavering in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains practically stable to 95 while the turning-point indicator points out incertain climate.

Tableau1Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Jun. 10 Jul. 10 Sep. 10 Oct. 10
Business climate 100 92 95 94 95
Past activity –0,2 –21 –15 –13 –11
Expected activity –3 –19 –15 –17 –5
Gen. business outlook –15 –24 –11
Past employment –1 –17 –10 –9 –14
Expected employment –0,5 –19 –17 –10 –8
Opinion on order books –16 –53 –48 –51 –44
Order books (in month) 5,4 6,3 6,3 6,4 6,4
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,4 86 86,4 85,3 85,4
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 32 17 17 15 16
- Because of workforce shortage(in %) ** 16,8 4,3 5,2 4,3 5
Hiring problems (in %) 62 54 55
Expected prices –13 –43 –38 –42 –42
Cash-flow position –6 –19 –16
Repayment period 25 31 33
  • * Mean since September 1993.
  • ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.

ClimateBusiness climate synthetic indicator

TurningPointTurning-point indicator

  • Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).

PcurProductive capacity utilisation rate

ActivityActivity tendency in the building industry

WorkforceWorkforce size tendency in the building industry

OrderBooksOrder books

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