22 January 2010
2010- n° 23In January 2010, the economic situation in the retail trade and in the trade and repair
of motor vehicles improves slightly Monthly survey of retailing - January 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in January, the economic situation improves slightly in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator increases by three points from its long-term average.
According to the business leaders questioned in January, the economic situation improves slightly in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator increases by three points from its long-term average.
Recent sales significantly increased, specifically because of the car sector. Overall economic expectations stabilize over their long-term average, indicating that retailers’opinion is quite optimistic about the economic situation in the trade sector. However expected sales decline and ordering intentions stabilize, each of these two balances of opinion remaining below its average level.
graphiquegraph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions
tableautab1_en – Global data
| Moy. (1) | Oct. 09 | Nov. 09 | Dec. 09 | Jan. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 97 | 104 | 100 | 103 |
| General business outlook | –29 | –27 | –18 | –21 | –21 |
| Recent sales | –4 | –30 | –17 | –19 | –6 |
| Expected sales | 0 | –1 | –1 | –10 | –17 |
| Ordering intentions | –7 | –8 | –5 | –13 | –11 |
| Stocks | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Workforce size: recent trend | 2 | –14 | –12 | –7 | –10 |
| Workforce size: future trend | –2 | –15 | –7 | –9 | –4 |
- (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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