22 July 2011
2011- n° 183The economic situation in the wholesale trade declines in July 2011 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - July 2011
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2011, The economic situation in the wholesale trade sector declines: the business climate indicator decreases by three points. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavourable area, for the first time since May 2009.
Warning : as every year in July, seasonal coefficients have been updated, just like synthetic indicators parameters.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2011, The economic situation in the wholesale trade sector declines: the business climate indicator decreases by three points.
The turning-point indicator is in the unfavourable area, for the first time since May 2009.
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* | JAN 11 | MAR 11 | MAY 11 | JUL 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 104 | 109 | 107 | 104 |
| General outlook | –23 | –7 | –1 | –3 | –11 |
| Sales | –13 | –10 | 0 | –5 | –7 |
| export sales | –15 | –8 | –17 | –11 | –13 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –6 | 1 | –1 | –5 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –7 | –1 | –2 | –6 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –9 | –5 | –7 | –11 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –6 | –7 | –9 | –10 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –6 | –4 | –8 | –12 |
| Current stock | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Past workforce | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cash position | –11 | –4 | –6 | –4 | –3 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 11 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
