Informations rapides
22 July 2010
2010- n° 194
The economic climate is getting better in the building industry in July 2010 Monthly survey of building - July 2010

According to the contractors interviewed in July 2010, the economic climate is getting better in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate rose two points to 94 and the turning-point indicator is in the favorable zone.

Informations rapides
No 194
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According to the contractors interviewed in July 2010, the economic climate is getting better in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate rose two points to 94 and the turning-point indicator is in the favorable zone.

Tableau1Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Apr. 10 May. 10 Jun. 10 Jul. 10
Business climate 100 92 93 92 94
Past activity 0 –29 –22 –21 –19
Expected activity –3 –19 –22 –19 –16
Gen. business outlook –15 –26 –25
Past employment 0 –18 –15 –17 –11
Expected employment 0 –15 –16 –19 –16
Opinion on order books –15 –48 –48 –53 –50
Order books (in month) 5,4 6,4 6,3 6,3 6,4
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,5 86,2 85,8 86,0 86,3
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 32 17 18 17 19
- Because of workforce shortage(in %) 17,0 4,5 4,2 4,3 7,2
Hiring problems (in %) 62 51 55
Expected prices –12 –44 –34 –43 –40
Cash-flow position –6 –19 –19
Repayment period 25 21 27
  • * Mean since september 1993.
  • ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.

ClimateBusiness climate synthetic indicator

TurningPointTurning-point indicator

  • Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).

PcurProductive capacity utilisation rate

ActivityActivity tendency in the building industry

WorkforceWorkforce size tendency in the building industry

OrderBooksOrder books

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