24 April 2012

2012- n° 105

In Q1 2012, Demand adressed to business leaders increases Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - April 2012

In Q1 2012, global and export demand adressed to business leaders increased: the corresponding balances go up and are above their long-term average. For Q2 2012, the global demand outlook improves, whereas the export demand outlook deteriorates.

Production capacity was used in Q1 2012 as the same rate in Q4 2011: the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks is still above its long-term average.

According to the business leaders, the industrial manpower stopped to slow down in Q1 2012 : the corresponding balance is steady and remains above its long-term average. The industrial manpower could slightly increase in Q2 2012.