24 May 2013
2013- n° 117The French business climate remains sluggish in may 2013 Business climate indicator and turning point indicator - May 2013
Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate remains stable in may and is 84, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels. The business climate rose by four points in manufacturing industry, but dropped by two points in the building industry. In wholesaling, the composite indicator dropped by two points in two months. In services and retail trade, the synthetic indicators remained stable.
The business climate remains deteriorated…
Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate remains stable in may and is 84, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels. The business climate rose by four points in manufacturing industry, but dropped by two points in the building industry. In wholesaling, the composite indicator dropped by two points in two months. In services and retail trade, the synthetic indicators remained stable.
… with an unfavourable dynamic
The french turning point indicator is in an unfavourable area.
tableauTableau – Business climate and turning point indicators
| Jan. 13 | Feb. 13 | March 13 | April 13 | May 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite indicators | |||||
| France | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
| Industry | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 92 |
| Wholesale trade | 89 | - | 90 | - | 88 |
| Building | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 92 |
| Retail trade | 87 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 |
| Services | 90 | 88 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Turning point indicators | |||||
| France | –0,7 | –0,5 | –0,9 | –1,0 | –1,0 |
| Industry | 0,5 | 0,2 | 0,3 | –0,7 | 0,0 |
| Wholesale trade | –0,1 | - | –0,4 | - | –0,3 |
| Building | –0,5 | –0,6 | –0,9 | –0,5 | –1,0 |
| Services | 1,0 | 1,0 | –0,6 | –1,0 | –1,0 |
- Source(s) : INSEE, Business tendency surveys
graphiqueGraph_climaff – Composite indicator
- Sources : Insee, business surveys
graphiqueGraph_indicret – Turning point indicator
Documentation
Methodology (pdf,125 Ko)
Pour en savoir plus
