Informations rapides
23 January 2013
2013- n° 18
The economic situation in the wholesale trade has remained dull in January 2013 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - January 2013

According to the business leaders questioned in January 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has remained dull. The business climate indicator has decreased by one point compared to November and stays below its long-period average.

Informations rapides
No 18
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Total French wholesale trade

According to the business leaders questioned in January 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has remained dull. The business climate indicator has decreased by one point compared to November and stays below its long-period average.

The turning-point indicator is located in the unfavourable area.

graph_indclimaff_anglaisBusiness climate indicator

graph_indretournf_anglaisTurning-point indicator

  • Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).

tab_cgens_anglaisTotal wholesale trade

Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
Total wholesale trade (Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.)
AVE* July 12 Sept. 12 Nov. 12 Jan. 13
Business climate indicator 100 95 91 90 89
General outlook –24 –54 –56 –51 –53
Sales –13 –20 –22 –30 –33
export sales –15 –14 –20 –19 –23
Received merchandise –9 –17 –18 –22 –25
received from abroad –10 –14 –19 –18 –18
Ordering intentions –15 –20 –26 –25 –25
ordering from abroad –15 –15 –28 –19 –24
Shipments abroad –15 –16 –22 –20 –20
Current stock 8 7 6 6 2
Past workforce –1 –2 –6 –11 –12
Expecting workforce –3 –5 –8 –10 –12
Cash position –10 –8 –7 –8 –8
Past selling prices 9 2 7 1 –5
Expecting selling prices 17 9 11 6 5
  • * : average since september 1979
  • Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee

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