21 October 2010
2010- n° 257The 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.
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.
tableauTableau1 – 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.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator

graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator

- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
graphiquePcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate

graphiqueActivity – Activity tendency in the building industry

graphiqueWorkforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry

graphiqueOrderBooks – Order books

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