The economic climate remains stable in the building industry in February 2010Monthly survey of building - February 2010
According to contractors surveyed in February 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 N° 48
No 48
Principaux indicateurs
Paru le : 19/02/2010
According to contractors surveyed in February 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.
tableau Tableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Nov. 09 | Dec. 09 | Jan. 10 | Feb. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| Past activity | –1 | –26 | –27 | –26 | –22 |
| Expected activity | –4 | –20 | –21 | –21 | –18 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –34 | |||
| Past employment | –2 | –16 | –16 | –19 | –18 |
| Expected employment | –2 | –14 | –14 | –13 | –15 |
| Opinion on order books | –17 | –52 | –47 | –46 | –47 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,2 | 5,5 | 5,5 | 5,6 | 5,6 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,3 | 86,3 | 85,1 | 86,3 | 86,3 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %) | 17,0 | 6,5 | 6,4 | 5,9 | 5,2 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 61 | 46 | |||
| Expected prices | –9 | –36 | –40 | –39 | –31 |
| Cash-flow position | –6 | –16 | |||
| Repayment period | 26 | 25 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
graphique Climate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphique TurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
graphique Pcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate
graphique Activity – Activity tendency in the building industry
graphique Workforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry
graphique OrderBooks – Order books
Documentation
Methodology (2016) (pdf, 170 Ko)