23 July 2009
2009- n° 200The economic situation in services appears less deteriorated Monthly survey of services - July 2009
According to the business leaders questioned in July, the economic situation in services is less deteriorated: the synthetic indicator increases slightly.
According to the business leaders questioned in July, the economic situation in services is less deteriorated: the synthetic indicator increases slightly.
Business leaders consider that their activity dropped less sharply in the past few months, but they expect a stronger decline during the next months.
However, they believe demand should go down less markedly in the months to come. The general outlook in services becomes less and less deteriorated.
graphiqueGraph1 – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph2 – Activity
tableauTableau 1 – Economic outlook in the services sector
| Average* | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 09 | 09 | 09 | ||
| Business climate synthetic indicator | 100 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 69 |
| General outlook | -3 | -38 | -32 | -28 | -26 |
| Past activity | 6 | -29 | -23 | -25 | -15 |
| Expected activity | 6 | -25 | -23 | -16 | -20 |
| Past employment | 4 | -22 | -23 | -18 | -18 |
| except temporary work agencies | 2 | -12 | -15 | -13 | -18 |
| Expected employment | 3 | -26 | -27 | -20 | -13 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -15 |
| Past selling prices | -1 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -15 |
| Expected selling prices | 0 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -18 |
| Past operating balance result | 1 | -24 | -24 | ||
| Expected operating balance result | 1 | -30 | -23 | ||
| Expected demand | 2 | -34 | -20 |
- * Average of the balances of opinion since 1988
- Source: INSEE
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