18 December 2009
2009- n° 328December 2009: confirmation of the stabilization of the economic climate in services Monthly survey of services - December 2009
According to the business leaders surveyed in December, the economic situation in services is stable. The synthetic indicator remains almost unchanged.
According to the business leaders surveyed in December, the economic situation in services is stable. The synthetic indicator remains almost unchanged.
The general outlook in services is stable after the recovery of the last eight months.
The opinion of the business leaders surveyed on their activity is almost the same as in November. They are slightly less pessimistic about their activity of the last few months, and they continue to expect the situation to improve in the months to come.
graphiqueGraph1 – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph2 – Activity
tableauTable1 – Economic outlook in the services sector
| Average* | Sept. 09 | Oct. 09 | Nov. 09 | Dec. 09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate synthetic indicator | 100 | 79 | 85 | 86 | 87 |
| General outlook | –4 | –18 | –14 | –11 | –12 |
| Past activity | 5 | –5 | –13 | –13 | –11 |
| Expected activity | 5 | –11 | –4 | –3 | –2 |
| Past employment | 3 | –16 | –3 | –10 | –7 |
| except temporary work agencies | 2 | –9 | –7 | –11 | –8 |
| Expected employment | 3 | –15 | –6 | –5 | –8 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | –10 | –10 | –7 | –7 |
| Past selling prices | –1 | –17 | –19 | –15 | –12 |
| Expected selling prices | 0 | –13 | –10 | –9 | –8 |
- * Average of the balances of opinion since 1988
- Source: Insee
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