Informations rapides
22 April 2011
2011- n° 104
The economic climate improves in the building industry in April 2011 Monthly survey of building - April 2011

According to the contractors interviewed in April 2011 the economic climate improves in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climat wins two points this month to reach 102. The turning-point indicator is in the neutral zone.

Informations rapides
No 104
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According to the contractors interviewed in April 2011 the economic climate improves in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climat wins two points this month to reach 102. The turning-point indicator is in the neutral zone.

Tableau1Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Jan. 11 Feb. 11 Mar. 11 Apr. 11
Business climate 100 99 100 100 102
Past activity 0 –9 –1 2 4
Expected activity –3 –3 0 4 9
Gen. business outlook –15 –8 0
Past employment –1 –6 –8 –5 2
Expected employment 0 1 6 5 6
Opinion on order books –16 –29 –25 –31 –30
Order books (in month) 5,5 6,9 7,1 7,1 7,1
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,4 87,5 88,1 88,4 88,3
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 32 24 24 21 21
- Because of workforce shortage(in %)** 16,5 6,5 6,5 5,2 5,6
Hiring problems (in %) 62 56 56
Expected prices –13 –27 –23 –14 –17
Cash-flow position –6 –10 –9
Repayment period 25 28 28
  • * Mean since september 1993.
  • ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.

ClimateBusiness climate synthetic indicator

TurningPointTurning-point indicator

  • Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).

PcurProductive capacity utilisation rate

ActivityActivity tendency in the building industry

WorkforceWorkforce size tendency in the building industry

OrderBooksOrder books

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