23 November 2012
2012- n° 285The economic situation in the wholesale trade has remained dull in November 2012 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - November 2012
According to the business leaders questioned in November 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has remained dull. The business climate indicator has decreased by two points compared to September and stays below its long-period average.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in November 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has remained dull. The business climate indicator has decreased by two points compared to September and stays below its long-period average.
The turning-point indicator is located in the neutral 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
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | May 12 | July 12 | Sept 12 | Nov 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 89 |
| General outlook | –24 | –42 | –54 | –56 | –50 |
| Sales | –13 | –24 | –20 | –22 | –30 |
| export sales | –15 | –23 | –14 | –20 | –21 |
| Received merchandise | –9 | –16 | –17 | –18 | –22 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –15 | –14 | –19 | –21 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –20 | –20 | –26 | –26 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –18 | –15 | –28 | –21 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –22 | –16 | –22 | –20 |
| Current stock | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Past workforce | –1 | 1 | –2 | –6 | –11 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | –3 | –5 | –8 | –10 |
| Cash position | –10 | –7 | –8 | –7 | –8 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
