23 July 2010
2010- n° 196Demand adressed to manufacturing industry increased in Q2 2010 Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - July 2010
Global and export demands adressed to business leaders increased noticeably in Q2 2010 and are rated very dynamic, upper there long-term average. However, the global and export demands outlook for Q3 2010 decreases.
Manufacturing industry
Global and export demands adressed to business leaders increased noticeably in Q2 2010 and are rated very dynamic, upper there long-term average. However, the global and export demands outlook for Q3 2010 decreases.
Production capacity was used in Q2 2010 as much as in Q1: the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks places near its long term level.
According to the business leaders, the fall of industrial manpower attenuated markedly in Q2 2010. Looking at business leader’s expectations, the decline in employment could attenuate again noticeably in Q3 2010.
tableautableau – Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors
Manufacturing industry | MOY* | Oct. 09 | Jan. 10 | Apr. 10 | Jul. 10 |
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Total demand | |||||
Recent changes | 0 | –10 | 14 | 9 | 17 |
Expected change | 1 | –1 | –0 | 4 | 2 |
Export demand | |||||
Recent changes | 3 | –8 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
Expected change | 4 | 3 | –12 | –4 | –2 |
Production factors | |||||
Share of firms producing at full capacity (in%) | 22 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Opinion on production capacity | 14 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 17 |
Productive capacity utilization rate (in %) | 86 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 78 |
Difficulties of supply and demand | |||||
Difficulties of supply and demand | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Difficulties of supply | 20 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 |
Difficulties of demand | 43 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 52 |
- * : Long period average.
- Source : Quarterly business survey - INSEE
graphiqueGraph1ang – Recent changes in demand
graphiqueGraph3ang – Workforce in manufacturing industry
graphiqueGraph4ang – Competitive position
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