Informations rapides
22 January 2010
2010- n° 22
The 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.

Informations rapides
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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.

graph_ind_climaff_anglaisBusiness climate indicator

graph_ind_retourn_anglaisTurning-point indicator

  • Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).

tab_ens_anglaisTotal wholesale trade

Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
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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