23 July 2009
2009- n° 198The economic situation in the wholesale trade remains deteriorated Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - July 2009
According to the business leaders questioned in July, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector remains deteriorated: the business climate indicator increases by two points but stays at a very low level.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in July, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector remains deteriorated: the business climate indicator increases by two points but stays at a very low level.
The turning-point indicator is in the neutral area, meaning an uncertain short-term economic situation.
graphiquegraph_ind_climaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_ind_retourn_anglais – Turning-point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableauTableau 2 – Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | Jan09 | Mar09 | May09 | Jul09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 80 | 69 | 71 | 73 |
| General outlook | -23 | -72 | -74 | -54 | -54 |
| Sales | -13 | -38 | -49 | -48 | -46 |
| export sales | -16 | -37 | -51 | -58 | -54 |
| Received merchandise | -9 | -31 | -41 | -40 | -39 |
| received from abroad | -9 | -27 | -41 | -42 | -42 |
| Ordering intentions | -15 | -36 | -47 | -43 | -37 |
| ordering from abroad | -16 | -40 | -53 | -46 | -37 |
| Shipments abroad | -17 | -42 | -49 | -55 | -37 |
| Current stock | 8 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -5 |
| Past workforce | 0 | -12 | -17 | -18 | -20 |
| Expected workforce | -3 | -15 | -23 | -19 | -19 |
| Cash position | -12 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -13 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | -17 | -20 | -23 | -14 |
| Expected selling prices | 17 | -5 | -11 | -5 | -10 |
- * Average since September 1979
- Source: French business survey in the wholesale trade - INSEE
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Time series : Wholesale trade
