Informations rapides
24 March 2011
2011- n° 72
The economic situation in the wholesale trade significantly improves in March 2011 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - March 2011

According to the business leaders questioned in March 2011, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector significantly improves: the business climate indicator increases by five points.

Informations rapides
No 72
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Total French wholesale trade

According to the business leaders questioned in March 2011, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector significantly improves: the business climate indicator increases by five points.

The turning-point indicator remains in the favourable area.

graph_indclimaff_anglaisBusiness climate indicator

graph_indretournf_anglaisTurning-point indicator

  • Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).

tab_cgens_anglaisTotal wholesale trade

Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
Total wholesale trade (Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.)
AVE* SEP 10 NOV 10 JAN 11 MAR 11
Business climate indicator 100 105 103 104 109
General outlook –23 –12 –7 –7 –2
Sales –13 –9 –14 –11 –1
export sales –15 –4 –10 –9 –18
Received merchandise –8 –6 –10 –7 0
received from abroad –10 –3 –5 –7 –1
Ordering intentions –15 –12 –11 –10 –4
ordering from abroad –15 –13 –12 –8 –5
Shipments abroad –15 –12 –9 –7 –4
Current stock 8 5 5 4 7
Past workforce –1 –6 –2 1 1
Expecting workforce –3 0 1 1 3
Cash position –11 –6 –6 –4 –6
Past selling prices 9 9 7 22 21
Expecting selling prices 17 9 8 23 26
  • * : average since september 1979
  • Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee

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