26 May 2010
2010- n° 135The economic situation in the wholesale trade is slightly more favourable in may
2010 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - May 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2010, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is slightly more favourable: the business climate indicator increases by five points, but it remains under its long-term mean.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2010, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is slightly more favourable: the business climate indicator increases by five points, but it remains under its long-term mean.
The turning-point indicator remains in the favourable area.
graphiquegraph_indclimaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_indretournf_anglais – Turning-point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableautab_cgens_anglais – Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | NOV 09 | JAN 10 | MAR 10 | MAY 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 79 | 85 | 87 | 92 |
| General outlook | –24 | –25 | –23 | –28 | –23 |
| Sales | –13 | –46 | –33 | –33 | –25 |
| export sales | –15 | –45 | –43 | –34 | –27 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –36 | –31 | –30 | –23 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –36 | –28 | –26 | –23 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –34 | –29 | –25 | –21 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –32 | –27 | –22 | –20 |
| Shipments abroad | –16 | –38 | –31 | –27 | –24 |
| Current stock | 9 | –1 | –2 | –5 | –3 |
| Past workforce | 0 | –18 | –16 | –15 | –7 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | –12 | –9 | –8 | –6 |
| Cash position | –11 | –10 | –11 | –8 | –9 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | –15 | –6 | –14 | 1 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | –8 | –4 | 2 | 6 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
