Informations rapides
23 March 2010
2010- n° 80
The economic climate remains stable in the building industry in March 2010 Monthly survey of building - March 2010

According to contractors surveyed in March 2010, the situation remains stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate has stabilized to 93, and the turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.

Informations rapides
No 80
Paru le :Paru le23/03/2010
Prochaine parution le : 25/04/2024 at 08:45 - April 2024

According to contractors surveyed in March 2010, the situation remains stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate has stabilized to 93, and the turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.

Tableau1Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Dec. 09 Jan. 10 Feb. 10 Mar. 10
Business climate 100 93 93 93 93
Past activity –1 –27 –26 –23 –22
Expected activity –4 –21 –21 –18 –19
Gen. business outlook –15 –34
Past employment –2 –16 –19 –18 –16
Expected employment –2 –14 –13 –15 –13
Opinion on order books –17 –47 –46 –46 –46
Order books (in month) 5,2 5,5 5,6 5,7 5,7
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,3 85,1 86,3 86,4 86
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 34 23 23 25 25
- Because of workforce shortage(in %) 16,9 6,4 5,9 5,1 5,2
Hiring problems (in %) 61 46
Expected prices –10 –40 –39 –31 –35
Cash-flow position –6 –16
Repayment period 26 25
  • * Mean since september 1993.

ClimateBusiness climate synthetic indicator

TurningPointTurning-point indicator

  • Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).

PcurProductive capacity utilisation rate

ActivityActivity tendency in the building industry

WorkforceWorkforce size tendency in the building industry

OrderBooksOrder books

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