25 July 2012

2012- n° 188

Fall of demand adressed to business leaders in Q2 2012 Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - July 2012

In Q2 2012, global and export demand adressed to business leaders sharply decreased: the corresponding balances are very below their long-term average. For Q3 2012, the global and export demand outlook are negatively oriented: : the corresponding balances are below their long-term average.

Production capacity was used nearly in Q2 2012 as the same rate in Q1 2012: the proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks decreases slightly but remains above its long-term average.

According to the business leaders, the industrial manpower slowed down in Q2 2012 : the corresponding balance weakened but remains above its long-term average. The industrial manpower could slow down anew in Q3 2012.