22 January 2010
2010- n° 22The economic situation in the wholesale trade is slightly more favourable Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - January 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in January 2010, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is slightly more favourable: the business climate indicator increases by four points, but it remains low.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in January 2010, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is slightly more favourable: the business climate indicator increases by four points, but it remains low.
The turning-point indicator is at the bound of the neutral area and the favourable area.
graphiquegraph_ind_climaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_ind_retourn_anglais – Turning-point indicator
tableautab_ens_anglais – Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
AVE* | jul09 | sep09 | nov09 | jan10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Business climate indicator | 100 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 83 |
General outlook | –23 | –54 | –35 | –25 | –23 |
Sales | –13 | –47 | –42 | –45 | –37 |
export sales | –17 | –53 | –41 | –43 | –43 |
Received merchandise | –9 | –41 | –37 | –35 | –33 |
received from abroad | –10 | –42 | –34 | –36 | –31 |
Ordering intentions | –15 | –37 | –37 | –32 | –28 |
ordering from abroad | –16 | –38 | –31 | –32 | –29 |
Shipments abroad | –18 | –36 | –43 | –34 | –31 |
Current stock | 8 | –5 | –3 | –1 | –2 |
Past workforce | 0 | –20 | –20 | –17 | –17 |
Expecting workforce | –3 | –19 | –15 | –12 | –9 |
Cash position | –12 | –13 | –13 | –11 | –9 |
Past selling prices | 9 | –14 | –19 | –13 | –10 |
Expecting selling prices | 17 | –10 | –7 | –8 | –3 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade