23 July 2013

2013- n° 173
Demand adressed to business leaders increases in Q2 2013 Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - July 2013

In Q2 2013, the global and export demand adressed to business leaders increased but remain still weak. For Q3 2013, the global and export demand outlook would be slightly more favorable but the corresponding balances are remain below their long-term average .

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Manufacturing industry

Production capacity was used so in Q2 2013 than in Q1 2013: the productive capacity utilisation rate remains markedly bellow its long-term average. Nevertheless the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks decreased and reached its long-term average.

According to the business leaders, the decrease in industrial manpower stabilizes in Q2 2013 so in Q3 2013: the corresponding balances of opinion are near their average level.

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*	Oct. 12	Jan. 13	April 13	July 13
Total demand
Recent changes	0	–14	–24	–23	–14
Expected change	1	–7	–9	–4	–5
Export demand
Recent changes	3	–8	–30	–14	–6
Expected change	4	–6	–14	2	–1
Production factors
Share of firms producing at full capacity (in%)	22	21	27	25	24
Opinion on production capacity	14	17	23	23	14
Productive capacity utilization rate (in %)	85	80	81	80	80
Difficulties of supply and demand
Difficulties of supply and demand	8	11	8	12	12
Difficulties of supply	21	14	19	18	14
Difficulties of demand	44	50	57	47	50

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