23 September 2011
2011- n° 227The economic situation in the wholesale trade declines markedly in September 2011 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - September 2011
According to the business leaders questioned in September 2011, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has decreased continuously since march : the business climate indicator loses six points com-pared to July and is this month below its long period’s average. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavourable area.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in September 2011, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has decreased continuously since march : the business climate indicator loses six points compared to July and is this month below its long period’s average.
The turning-point indicator is in the unfavourable 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
| AVE* | MAR 11 | MAY 11 | JUL 11 | SEP 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 109 | 107 | 105 | 99 |
| General outlook | –23 | –1 | –3 | –11 | –40 |
| Sales | –13 | 0 | –5 | –4 | –12 |
| export sales | –15 | –17 | –11 | –11 | –15 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | 1 | –1 | –4 | –6 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –1 | –2 | –6 | –10 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –5 | –7 | –10 | –15 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –7 | –9 | –11 | –14 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –4 | –8 | –11 | –17 |
| Current stock | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Past workforce | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Cash position | –11 | –6 | –4 | –2 | –5 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 8 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
