23 September 2010
2010- n° 229In September 2010, the economic situation improves in the retail trade and in the
trade and repair of motor vehicles Monthly survey of retailing - September 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in September, the economic situation improves in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator increases and is now clearly above its long-term average.
According to the business leaders questioned in September, the economic situation improves in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic indicator increases and is now clearly above its long-term average.
Recent sales stabilized but this stability masks different tendencies: a rise in retail trade, a fall in trade of motor vehicles.
Expected sales and ordering intentions slightly increase. Overall economic expectations go up too, indicating that retailers’opinion becomes more 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 – Global data
| Mean (1) | May 10 | June 10 | July 10 | Sept. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 107 |
| General business outlook | -29 | -29 | -31 | -30 | -19 |
| Recent sales | -3 | 2 | -1 | -6 | -3 |
| Expected sales | 1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 3 |
| Ordering intentions | -7 | -6 | -4 | -11 | -1 |
| Stocks | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Workforce size: recent trend | 2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
| Workforce size: future trend | -1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 0 |
- (1) Mean since 1991 (2004 for recent and expected sales and ordering intentions).
- Source: monthly survey in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles - INSEE
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