23 July 2009
2009- n° 199The economic situation appears a little less deteriorated in the retail trade and
in the trade and repair of motor vehicles Monthly survey of retailing - July 2009
According to the business leaders questioned in July, the economic situation appears a little less deteriorated in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator rises slightly again, but remains far below its long-term average.
According to the business leaders questioned in July, the economic situation appears a little less deteriorated in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator rises slightly again, but remains far below its long-term average.
Recent sales stopped decreasing. Ordering intentions are also less depressed. However general business outlook stabilizes at a low level; it indicates the retailers’s opinion on economic outlook in the retail trade sector.
graphiquegraph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions
tableauTableau 1 – Global data
Mean (1) | April 09 | May 09 | June 09 | July 09 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Business climate | 100 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 88 |
General business outlook | -29 | -58 | -53 | -47 | -47 |
Recent sales | -10 | -36 | -7 | -40 | -27 |
Expected sales | 0 | -28 | -12 | -22 | -21 |
Ordering intentions | -12 | -33 | -28 | -28 | -19 |
Stocks | 11 | 9 | -14 | 5 | 8 |
Workforce size: recent trend | 3 | -14 | -19 | -20 | -21 |
Workforce size: future trend | 0 | -19 | -22 | -20 | -17 |
- (1) Mean since 1991 (2003 for expected sales).
- Source : monthly survey in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles - INSEE
Documentation
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