23 April 2013

2013- n° 92
Fall of demand adressed to business leaders in Q1 2013 Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - April 2013

In Q1 2013, while global demand deteriorated, export demand adressed to business leaders improved slightly : the corresponding balances are very below their long-term average. For Q2 2013, the global and export demand outlook are better oriented.

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Manufacturing industry

Production capacity was used in Q1 2013 as the same rate in Q4 2012: the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks is steady but remains above its long-term average.

According to the business leaders, the industrial manpower slowed down in Q1 2013 : the corresponding balance weakened but is very near its long-term average. The industrial manpower could slow down anew in Q2 2013.

tableautableau – Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors

Balance of opinion, s.a, in %

Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors (Balance of opinion, s.a, in %)
Manufacturing industry	MOY*	Jul. 12	Oct. 12	Jan. 13	April 13
Total demand
Recent changes	0	–16	–14	–18	–22
Expected change	1	–10	–7	–7	–5
Export demand
Recent changes	3	–5	–8	–19	–15
Expected change	4	–7	–6	–8	2
Production factors
Share of firms producing at full capacity (in%)	22	25	21	25	25
Opinion on production capacity	14	18	17	17	23
Productive capacity utilization rate (in %)	85	81	80	81	81
Difficulties of supply and demand
Difficulties of supply and demand	8	12	11	11	12
Difficulties of supply	20	14	14	20	18
Difficulties of demand	44	43	50	52	47

* : Long period average.
Source : Quarterly business survey - INSEE