19 June 2012
2012- n° 154The economic climate stays dull in the building industry in June 2012 Monthly survey of building - June 2012
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, loses a point and stays under its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is again in the unfavorable zone.
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, loses a point and stays under its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is again in the unfavorable zone.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Mar. 12 | Apr. 12 | May. 12 | Jun. 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 96 |
| Past activity | –1 | –6 | –7 | –14 | –16 |
| Expected activity | –4 | –10 | –10 | –15 | –14 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –24 | |||
| Past employment | –2 | –6 | –6 | –9 | –12 |
| Expected employment | –1 | –8 | –8 | –14 | –13 |
| Opinion on order books | –18 | –24 | –26 | –32 | –38 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,1 | 7 | 6,9 | 6,8 | 6,8 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,1 | 88,9 | 88,6 | 88 | 87,2 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,4 | 7,8 | 8,7 | 8,4 | 8,2 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 54 | |||
| Expected prices | –11 | –19 | –23 | –27 | –24 |
| Cash-flow position | –8 | –21 | |||
| Repayment period | 27 | 39 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
- ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
graphiquePcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate
graphiqueActivity – Activity tendency in the building industry
graphiqueWorkforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry
graphiqueOrderBooks – Order books
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