26 May 2010
2010- n° 138Slight upturn in the economic climate in the building industry in May 2010 Monthly survey of building - May 2010
The contractors interviewed in May 2010 show a slight upturn in the economic climate in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate is once again gaining a point to 93. The turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone.
The contractors interviewed in May 2010 show a slight upturn in the economic climate in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate is once again gaining a point to 93. The turning-point indicator remains in the positive zone.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Feb. 10 | Mar. 10 | Apr. 10 | May. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 93 |
| Past activity | 0 | –25 | –27 | –29 | –21 |
| Expected activity | –3 | –19 | –21 | –19 | –23 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –26 | |||
| Past employment | 0 | –22 | –20 | –18 | –14 |
| Expected employment | 0 | –16 | –14 | –15 | –15 |
| Opinion on order books | –15 | –47 | –52 | –48 | –47 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,4 | 6,2 | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,3 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,5 | 86,4 | 86,3 | 86,2 | 85,7 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 33 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %) | 17,1 | 4,4 | 4,7 | 4,5 | 4,1 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 62 | 52 | |||
| Expected prices | –12 | –31 | –38 | –44 | –34 |
| Cash-flow position | –5 | –16 | |||
| Repayment period | 25 | 21 |
- * 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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