17 December 2010
2010- n° 311The economic climate continues its slow advance in the building industry in December
2010 Monthly survey of building - December 2010
According to the contractors interviewed in December 2010, the economic climate is getting better in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate rose to 98 and the turning-point indicator points out incertain climate.
According to the contractors interviewed in December 2010, the economic climate is getting better in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate rose to 98 and the turning-point indicator points out incertain climate.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Sep. 10 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 10 | Dec. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 98 |
| Past activity | 0 | –13 | –16 | –17 | –10 |
| Expected activity | –3 | –17 | –5 | 1 | –8 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –11 | |||
| Past employment | –1 | –9 | –14 | –6 | –3 |
| Expected employment | 0 | –10 | –8 | –4 | –1 |
| Opinion on order books | –16 | –51 | –41 | –36 | –30 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,4 | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,5 | 6,7 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,4 | 85,3 | 85,2 | 85,9 | 86,5 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 32 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 20 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %) | 16,7 | 4,3 | 4,3 | 4,6 | 4,9 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 62 | 55 | |||
| Expected prices | –13 | –42 | –40 | –35 | –36 |
| Cash-flow position | –6 | –16 | |||
| Repayment period | 25 | 33 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
- ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
graphiquePcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate
graphiqueActivity – Activity tendency in the building industry
graphiqueWorkforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry
graphiqueOrderBooks – Order books
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