22 July 2011
2011- n° 186The economic climate stays stable in the building industry in July 2011 Monthly survey of building - July 2011
According to the contractors interviewed in July 2011 the economic climate stays stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climat remains stable to 103 and the turning-point indicator is in the favorable zone.
According to the contractors interviewed in July 2011 the economic climate stays stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climat remains stable to 103 and the turning-point indicator is in the favorable zone.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Apr. 11 | May. 11 | Jun. 11 | Jul. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 103 |
| Past activity | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Expected activity | –3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Past employment | –1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| Expected employment | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Opinion on order books | –16 | –33 | –30 | –29 | –28 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,5 | 7,2 | 7,1 | 7,1 | 7,2 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,3 | 88,1 | 88,1 | 87,1 | 87,9 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 32 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,3 | 5,9 | 5,7 | 6,3 | 7,4 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 61 | 54 | 58 | ||
| Expected prices | –13 | –13 | –16 | –20 | –20 |
| Cash-flow position | –6 | –10 | –20 | ||
| Repayment period | 25 | 29 | 27 |
- * 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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