19 February 2010
2010- n° 49In February 2010, the economic situation in the retail trade and in the trade and
repair of motor vehicles remains close to its average level Monthly survey of retailing - February 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in February, the economic situation remains close to its average level in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator fluctuates close to its long-term average level.
According to the business leaders questioned in February, the economic situation remains close to its average level in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator fluctuates close to its long-term average level.
Recent sales slightly declined. Overall economic expectations slow down but are still above their long-term average, indicating that retailers’opinion remains quite optimistic about the economic situation in the trade sector. Ordering intentions stay at the same level and expected sales rise, 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) | Nov. 09 | Dec. 09 | Jan. 10 | Feb. 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Business climate | 100 | 104 | 100 | 103 | 100 |
General business outlook | –29 | –18 | –21 | –21 | –24 |
Recent sales | –4 | –17 | –19 | –4 | –12 |
Expected sales | 0 | –1 | –10 | –19 | –10 |
Ordering intentions | –7 | –5 | –13 | –11 | –13 |
Stocks | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Workforce size: recent trend | 2 | –12 | –7 | –11 | –9 |
Workforce size: future trend | –2 | –7 | –9 | –5 | –8 |
- (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
Documentation
Methodology (pdf,129 Ko)