17 December 2010
2010- n° 312In December 2010, the economic climate in services improves slightly Monthly survey of services - December
According to the business leaders surveyed in December, the economic situation in services improves slightly. The synthetic indicator is 103 and remains above its long-term average (100).
According to the business leaders surveyed in December, the economic situation in services improves slightly. The synthetic indicator is 103 and remains above its long-term average (100).
The business leaders consider that their activity accelerated during the last few months, and that it should continue to accelerate in the months to come. They expect demand to be sustained in the following months.
As for the general outlook, it remains almost unchanged.
graphiqueGraph1 – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph2 – Activity
tableauTable_quarter – Economic outlook in the services sector
| Average* | Sept. 10 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 10 | Dec. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate synthetic indicator | 100 | 99 | 101 | 102 | 103 |
| General outlook | –5 | –5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Past activity | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Expected activity | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Expected demand | 1 | –2 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Business situation | 1 | –2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Past selling prices | –2 | –8 | –6 | –3 | –4 |
| Expected selling prices | –1 | –5 | –3 | –1 | 0 |
| Past employment | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | –3 | –2 | 2 | 0 |
| Expected employment | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| except temporary work agencies | 0 | –3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Investments | |||||
| Past investments | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Expected investments | 1 | –3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
- * Average of the balances of opinion since 1988
- Source: Insee
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