23 July 2013
2013- n° 169The economic situation in the wholesale trade has remained almost stable in July
2013 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - July 2013
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has remained almost stable. The business climate indicator has declined by one point compared to May and it stays below its long-period average.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has remained almost stable. The business climate indicator has declined by one point compared to May and it stays below its long-period average.
The turning-point indicator is located 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
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | Jan. 13 | March 13 | May 13 | July 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 |
| General outlook | –25 | –53 | –53 | –59 | –51 |
| Sales | –13 | –33 | –26 | –30 | –32 |
| export sales | –15 | –19 | –23 | –29 | –22 |
| Received merchandise | –9 | –24 | –21 | –20 | –24 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –21 | –22 | –19 | –22 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –24 | –24 | –24 | –25 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –26 | –26 | –25 | –24 |
| Shipments abroad | –16 | –19 | –22 | –22 | –20 |
| Current stock | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Past workforce | –1 | –12 | –12 | –10 | –10 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | –10 | –9 | –10 | –11 |
| Cash position | –10 | –7 | –9 | –11 | –12 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | –5 | –6 | –12 | –5 |
| Expecting selling prices | 16 | 5 | –2 | –3 | –5 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
