23 April 2013
2013- n° 95In april 2013, the business climate remains deteriorated in services Monthly survey of services - April 2013
According to the business leaders surveyed in April 2013, the economic situation in services remained deteriorated. The business climate synthetic indicator dropped by one point and is 83, well below its long-term average (100). Business leaders consider that activity remained degraded over the recent period. They revised downwards their expectations of activity for the coming months. The general outlook remained well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator indicates an unfavorable economic situation’s dynamic.
According to the business leaders surveyed in April 2013, the economic situation in services remained deteriorated. The business climate synthetic indicator dropped by one point and is 83, well below its long-term average (100). Business leaders consider that activity remained degraded over the recent period. They revised downwards their expectations of activity for the coming months. The general outlook remained well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator indicates an unfavorable economic situation’s dynamic.
Business leaders consider that their operating balance result was more damaged over the last few months and more of them anticipated a decline in the coming months.
Employment remains degraded
In services except temporary employment agencies, business leaders remained pessimistic in their expectations for recruitment.
graphiqueGraph1 – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiquegraph_retourn – Turning point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator indicates a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableauTable_quarter – Economic outlook in the services sector
| Average* | Jan. 13 | Feb. 13 | March 13 | April 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate synthetic indicator | 100 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 83 |
| General outlook | –7 | –22 | –23 | –26 | –30 |
| Past activity | 3 | –13 | –14 | –13 | –13 |
| Expected activity | 3 | –6 | –7 | –13 | –16 |
| Expected demand | 0 | –11 | –11 | –16 | –16 |
| Business situation | –1 | –15 | –16 | –13 | –17 |
| Past selling prices | –3 | –12 | –14 | –14 | –14 |
| Expected selling prices | –1 | –11 | –13 | –13 | –12 |
| Past employment | 3 | –6 | –12 | –11 | –14 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | 0 | –6 | –10 | –13 |
| Expected employment | 2 | –9 | –11 | –13 | –18 |
| except temporary work agencies | 0 | –7 | –10 | –10 | –14 |
| Investments | |||||
| Past investments | 2 | 1 | –6 | –4 | –8 |
| Expected investments | 1 | –5 | –4 | –5 | –4 |
| Operating balance result | |||||
| Past result | –1 | –9 | –14 | ||
| Expected result | –1 | –9 | –15 | ||
| Cash position | –11 | –17 | –14 | ||
| Difficulties of supply and demand | |||||
| difficulties of supply and demand | 10 | 12 | 12 | ||
| difficulties of supply only | 22 | 18 | 19 | ||
| difficulties of demand only | 30 | 36 | 40 | ||
| Difficulties in recruitment | 30 | 22 | 21 |
- * Average of the balances of opinion since 1988
- Source: Insee
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