23 September 2010
2010- n° 231Stabilisation of the economic climate in the building industry in September 2010 Monthly survey of building - September 2010
According to the contractors interviewed in September 2010, the economic climate become stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate stay to 95 and the turning-point indicator go back in neutral zone.
According to the contractors interviewed in September 2010, the economic climate become stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate stay to 95 and the turning-point indicator go back in neutral zone.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | May. 10 | Jun. 10 | Jul. 10 | Sep. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 95 |
| Past activity | -0,1 | -22 | -21 | -15 | -12 |
| Expected activity | -3 | -22 | -19 | -15 | -10 |
| Gen. business outlook | -15 | -25 | |||
| Past employment | -1 | -15 | -17 | -10 | -11 |
| Expected employment | -0,4 | -16 | -19 | -17 | -12 |
| Opinion on order books | -16 | -48 | -53 | -48 | -46 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,4 | 6,3 | 6,3 | 6,3 | 6,5 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,4 | 85,8 | 86,0 | 86,4 | 86,3 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %) | 16,8 | 4,2 | 4,3 | 5,2 | 4,8 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 62 | 55 | |||
| Expected prices | -12 | -34 | -43 | -38 | -33 |
| Cash-flow position | -6 | -19 | |||
| Repayment period | 25 | 27 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
- ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable). *The turning point was reestimated
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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