22 October 2010
2010- n° 260In Q3 2010, demand adressed to business leaders still considered dynamic Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - October 2010
In Q3 2010, global demand as export demand adressed to business leaders still considered very dynamic, although it slowed slightly. The global and export demands outlook for Q4 2010 recovers clearly, upper its long-term average.
Manufacturing industry
In Q3 2010, global demand as export demand adressed to business leaders still considered very dynamic, although it slowed slightly. The global and export demands outlook for Q4 2010 recovers clearly, upper its long-term average.
Production capacity was more intensely used in Q3 2010: the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks improves by four points, settling significantly above its long-term average.
According to the business leaders, the fall of industrial manpower attenuated markedly in Q3 2010. Looking at business leader’s expectations, the decline in employment could attenuate again noticeably in Q4 2010.
tableautableau – Business leaders' opinion :Demand and production factors
Manufacturing industry | MOY* | Jan. 10 | Apr. 10 | Jul. 10 | Oct. 10 |
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Total demand | |||||
Recent changes | 0 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 16 |
Expected change | 1 | –0 | 4 | –2 | 9 |
Export demand | |||||
Recent changes | 3 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 18 |
Expected change | 4 | –12 | –4 | 3 | 12 |
Production factors | |||||
Share of firms producing at full capacity (in%) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
Opinion on production capacity | 14 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 23 |
Productive capacity utilization rate (in %) | 85 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 77 |
Difficulties of supply and demand | |||||
Difficulties of supply and demand | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Difficulties of supply | 20 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 16 |
Difficulties of demand | 43 | 64 | 52 | 45 | 46 |
- * : Long period average.
- Source : Quarterly business survey - INSEE
graphiqueGraph1ang – Recent changes in demand
graphiqueGraph3ang – Workforce in manufacturing industry
graphiqueGraph4ang – Competitive position
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