The economic climate stays dull in the building industry in June 2010Monthly survey of building - June 2010
According to the contractors interviewed in June 2010, the economic climate stays dull in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains stable at 93, and the turning-point indicator passes in the neutral zone.
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Paru le : 23/06/2010
Prochaine parution le : 26/09/2017 at 08:45 - September 2017
According to the contractors interviewed in June 2010, the economic climate stays dull in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains stable at 93, and the turning-point indicator passes in the neutral zone.
tableau Tableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Mar. 10 | Apr. 10 | May. 10 | Jun. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 |
| Past activity | 0 | –27 | –29 | –22 | –19 |
| Expected activity | –3 | –21 | –19 | –22 | –16 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –26 | |||
| Past employment | 0 | –20 | –18 | –15 | –17 |
| Expected employment | 0 | –14 | –15 | –16 | –19 |
| Opinion on order books | –15 | –52 | –48 | –48 | –52 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,4 | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,3 | 6,3 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,5 | 86,3 | 86,2 | 85,8 | 85,5 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 33 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 17,0 | 4,7 | 4,5 | 4,2 | 4,5 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 62 | 52 | |||
| Expected prices | –12 | –38 | –44 | –34 | –42 |
| Cash-flow position | –5 | –16 | |||
| Repayment period | 25 | 21 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
- ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.
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)