27 January 2010
2010- n° 29Production capacity more intensely used in Q4 2009 in manufacturing industry Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - january 2010
According to the business leaders questioned to the quarterly survey of January 2010, the balance of opinion regarding global demand increased strongly, coming back so to its long-term average. Looking at business leader’s expectations, demand outlook for Q1 2010 remain however inferior to its long-term average.
Manufacturing industry
According to the business leaders questioned to the quarterly survey of January 2010, the balance of opinion regarding global demand increased strongly, coming back so to its long-term average. Looking at business leader’s expectations, demand outlook for Q1 2010 remain however inferior to its long-term average.
Export demand stayed near to its average trend, after a strong increase in Q3. It would deteriorate in the next months nevertheless.
Production capacity was more intensely used in Q4 2009: the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks rose eight points.
According to the business leaders, the fall of industrial manpower attenuated in Q4 2009. Looking at business leader’s expectations, the decline in employment is expected to be less marked again over the next three months.
tableautableau – Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors
| Manufacturing industry | Moy.* | Apr. 09 | Jul. 09 | Oct. 09 | Jan. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total demand | |||||
| Recent changes | 0 | –58 | –36 | –14 | –2 |
| Expected change | 0 | –37 | –18 | –9 | –9 |
| Export demand | |||||
| Recent changes | 2 | –61 | –39 | 3 | 1 |
| Expected change | 4 | –33 | –7 | 1 | –14 |
| Production factors | |||||
| Share of firms producing at full capacity (in%) | 21 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
| Opinion on production capacity | 16 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
| Productive capacity utilization rate (in %) | 84 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 73 |
| Difficulties of supply and demand | |||||
| Difficulties of supply and demand | 7 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Difficulties of supply | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Difficulties of demand | 46 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 |
- * : Long period average.
- Source : Quarterly business survey - INSEE
graphiqueGraph1ang – Recent changes in demand
graphiqueGraph3ang – Workforce in manufacturing industry
graphiqueGraph4ang – Competitive position
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