19 February 2010
2010- n° 50February 2010: stabilization of the economic climate in services Monthly survey of services - February 2010
According to the business leaders surveyed in February, the economic situation in services is almost unchanged. The synthetic indicator rises by one point.
According to the business leaders surveyed in February, the economic situation in services is almost unchanged. The synthetic indicator rises by one point.
The general outlook in services remains almost unchanged compared with January.
The business leaders surveyed reckon that their activity accelerated during the last few months. It might slow down in the months to come judging by their expectations.
graphiqueGraph1 – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph2 – Activity
tableauTable1 – Economic outlook in the services sector
Balances of opinion, in %, seasonally adjusted
| Average* | Nov. 10 | Dec. 10 | Jan. 10 | Feb. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate synthetic indicator | 100 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 89 |
| General outlook | –4 | –11 | –12 | –11 | –10 |
| Past activity | 5 | –13 | –11 | –2 | 0 |
| Expected activity | 5 | –3 | –3 | –5 | –4 |
| Past employment | 3 | –10 | –7 | –8 | –8 |
| except temporary work agencies | 2 | –11 | –7 | –8 | –11 |
| Expected employment | 3 | –5 | –8 | –6 | –6 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | –7 | –7 | –5 | –8 |
| Past selling prices | –1 | –15 | –12 | –11 | –10 |
| Expected selling prices | 0 | –9 | –8 | –6 | –6 |
- * Average of the balances of opinion since 1988
- Source: Insee
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