24 May 2011
2011- n° 128The dynamism of the economic situation in the wholesale trade is lightly slowing
down at May 2011 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - May 2011
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2011, The dynamism of the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is lightly slowing down: the business climate indicator decreases by three points. He remains yet at a high level.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2011, The dynamism of the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is lightly slowing down: the business climate indicator decreases by three points. He remains yet at a high level.
The turning-point indicator remains in the favourable area.
graphiquegraph_indclimaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_indretournf_anglais – Turning-point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableautab_cgens_anglais – Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | NOV 10 | JAN 11 | MAR 11 | MAY 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 103 | 104 | 109 | 106 |
| General outlook | –23 | –7 | –7 | –1 | –3 |
| Sales | –13 | –14 | –11 | 0 | –5 |
| export sales | –15 | –10 | –9 | –18 | –11 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –10 | –7 | 0 | –2 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –5 | –7 | –2 | –8 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –11 | –10 | –4 | –6 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –12 | –8 | –5 | –7 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –9 | –7 | –4 | –6 |
| Current stock | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Past workforce | 0 | –2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Cash position | –11 | –6 | –4 | –6 | –6 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 21 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
