24 July 2012
2012- n° 182The economic situation in the wholesale trade recovers moderately in July 2012 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - July 2012
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector recovers moderately. The business climate indi-cator increases by two points compared to May ; how-ever, he stays below its long-period average. The turning-point indicator is located in the defavour-able area.
Warning : as every year in July, seasonal coefficients have been updated, just like synthetic indicators parameters.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in July 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector recovers moderately. The business climate indicator increases by two points compared to May ; however, he stays below its long-period average.
The turning-point indicator is located in the defavourable area.
graphiquegraph_indclimaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_indretournf_anglais – Turning-point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableautab_cgens_anglais – Total wholesale trade
| AVE* | Janv 12 | Mars 12 | Mai 12 | Juil 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 95 | 100 | 93 | 95 |
| General outlook | –24 | –48 | –30 | –42 | –54 |
| Sales | –13 | –19 | –13 | –24 | –19 |
| export sales | –15 | –21 | –14 | –23 | –16 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –11 | –9 | –16 | –16 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –15 | –10 | –15 | –14 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –17 | –15 | –20 | –19 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –20 | –16 | –18 | –16 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –18 | –15 | –22 | –17 |
| Current stock | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Past workforce | 0 | –3 | –2 | 1 | –3 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | 0 | 1 | –3 | –4 |
| Cash position | –10 | –3 | –2 | –7 | –8 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
