21 October 2010
2010- n° 258In October 2010, the economic situation improves again in the retail trade and in
the trade and repair of motor vehicles Monthly survey of retailing - October 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in October, the economic situation improves again in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator increases again and is now significantly above its long-term average.
According to the business leaders questioned in October, the economic situation improves again in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator increases again and is now significantly above its long-term average.
Recent sales slightly decrease but this masks different tendencies: a fall in non-specialised retail trade, a rise in trade of motor vehicles.
Expected sales and ordering intentions increase again. Overall economic expectations go up too, indicating that retailers’opinion stay optimistic about the economic situation in the trade sector.
graphiquegraph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions
tableauTableau 1 – Données d'ensemble
| Ave. (1) | June 10 | July 10 | Sept. 10 | Oct. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 102 | 100 | 107 | 109 |
| General business outlook | -29 | -31 | -30 | -19 | -16 |
| Recent sales | -3 | -1 | -6 | -2 | -5 |
| Expected sales | 1 | -1 | -4 | 5 | 10 |
| Ordering intentions | -7 | -4 | -11 | 0 | 3 |
| Stocks | 10 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Past selling prices (2) | -6 | -4 | -7 | ||
| Expected selling prices | -3 | -2 | -5 | -2 | -1 |
| Cash position (2) | -14 | -13 | -13 | ||
| Workforce size: recent trend | 2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 |
| Workforce size: future trend | -1 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 |
- (1) Average since 1991 (2004 for recent and expected sales and ordering intentions).
- (2) Bi-monthly question (odd-numberred months).
- Source : monthly survey in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles - INSEE
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