23 March 2010
2010- n° 78In March 2010, the economic situation in the retail trade and in the trade and repair
of motor vehicles slows down slightly Monthly survey of retailing - March 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in March, the economic situation slows down slightly in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator declines again and comes below its long-term average level.
According to the business leaders questioned in March, the economic situation slows down slightly in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator declines again and comes below its long-term average level.
Recent sales decreased. Overall economic expectations fall again and pass below their long-term average, indicating that retailers’opinion is less optimistic about the economic situation in the trade sector. Ordering intentions and expected sales stay at the same level, each of these two balances of opinion remaining still below its average level.
graphiquegraph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions
tableautab1_en – Global data
| Mean (1) | Dec. 09 | Jan. 10 | Feb. 10 | Mar. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 100 | 103 | 100 | 98 |
| General business outlook | –29 | –21 | –21 | –25 | –31 |
| Recent sales | –5 | –19 | –4 | –12 | –19 |
| Expected sales | 0 | –10 | –19 | –8 | –6 |
| Ordering intentions | –7 | –13 | –11 | –12 | –12 |
| Stocks | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Workforce size: recent trend | 2 | –7 | –11 | –9 | –9 |
| Workforce size: future trend | –2 | –9 | –5 | –8 | –5 |
- (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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