22 January 2010
2010- n° 21The economic climate remains stable in the building industry in Januray 2010 Monthly survey of building - January 2010
According to contractors surveyed in January 2010, the economic climate remains stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate loses a point to return to 92. The turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.
According to contractors surveyed in January 2010, the economic climate remains stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate loses a point to return to 92. The turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone with a value close to 1.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Oct. 09 | Nov. 09 | Dec. 09 | Jan. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| Past activity | –1 | –29 | –26 | –27 | –27 |
| Expected activity | –4 | –18 | –20 | –21 | –22 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –30 | –34 | ||
| Past employment | –2 | –16 | –16 | –16 | –18 |
| Expected employment | –2 | –11 | –14 | –14 | –13 |
| Opinion on order books | –16 | –48 | –52 | –47 | –47 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,2 | 5,4 | 5,5 | 5,5 | 5,6 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,3 | 87,1 | 86,3 | 85,1 | 85,9 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %) | 17,0 | 5,8 | 6,5 | 6,4 | 6,3 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 61 | 45 | 46 | ||
| Prices | –9 | –31 | –36 | –40 | –38 |
| Cash-flow position | –6 | –15 | –16 | ||
| Repayment period | 26 | 28 | 25 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
graphiquePcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate
graphiqueActivity – Activity tendency in the building industry
graphiqueWorkforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry
graphiqueOrderBooks – Order books
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