The economic climate remains wavering in the building industry in October 2010Monthly 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 N° 257
No 257
Principaux indicateurs
Paru le : 21/10/2010
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.
tableau Tableau1 – 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.
graphique Climate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphique TurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
graphique Pcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate
graphique Activity – Activity tendency in the building industry
graphique Workforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry
graphique OrderBooks – Order books
Documentation
Methodology (2016) (pdf, 170 Ko)