18 December 2009
2009- n° 327In December 2009, the economic situation stops improving in the retail trade and in
the trade and repair of motor vehicles Monthly survey of retailing - December 2009
According to the business leaders questioned in December, the economic situation stops improving in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator declines and comes back to its long-term average.
According to the business leaders questioned in December, the economic situation stops improving in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator declines and comes back to its long-term average.
Recent sales stopped rising, and the corresponding balance remains clearly under its average. Expected sales and ordering intentions decline. Overall economic expectations have dipped slightly, but remain over their long-term average, indicating that retailers’opinion is still optimistic about the economic situation in the trade sector.
graphiquegraph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions
tableautab1_en – Global data
| Mean (1) | Sept. 09 | Oct. 09 | Nov. 09 | Dec. 09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 95 | 97 | 104 | 100 |
| General business outlook | –29 | –31 | –27 | –18 | –21 |
| Recent sales | –4 | –30 | –30 | –17 | –19 |
| Expected sales | 0 | –6 | –1 | –1 | –8 |
| Ordering intentions | –7 | –12 | –8 | –5 | –11 |
| Stocks | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Workforce size: recent trend | 2 | –19 | –14 | –12 | –8 |
| Workforce size: future trend | –2 | –15 | –15 | –7 | –9 |
- (1) Mean since 1991 (2004 for recent and expected sales and ordering intentions).
- Source: monthly survey in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles - INSEE
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