23 July 2010

2010- n° 196
Demand 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.

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Manufacturing industry

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

Balance of opinion, s.a, in %

Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors (Balance of opinion, s.a, in %)
Manufacturing industry	MOY*	Oct. 09	Jan. 10	Apr. 10	Jul. 10
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