Informations rapides
23 November 2012
2012- n° 288
The economic climate stays defavorable in the building industry in November 2012 Monthly survey of building - November 2012

According to the business leaders surveyed in November 2012, the situation stays defavorable in the building industry: the synthetic indicator of business climate improves very slightly but stays below its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the neutral zone.

Informations rapides
No 288
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According to the business leaders surveyed in November 2012, the situation stays defavorable in the building industry: the synthetic indicator of business climate improves very slightly but stays below its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the neutral zone.

ClimateBusiness climate synthetic indicator

TurningPointTurning-point indicator

  • Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).

PcurProductive capacity utilisation rate

ActivityActivity tendency in the building industry

WorkforceWorkforce size tendency in the building industry

OrderBooksOrder books

Tableau1Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Aug. 12 Sept. 12 Oct. 12 Nov. 12
Business climate 100 95 94 94 95
Past activity –1 –16 –16 –19 –18
Expected activity –4 –21 –18 –27 –22
Gen. business outlook –16 –45
Past employment –2 –12 –17 –10 –10
Expected employment –2 –16 –18 –12 –13
Opinion on order books –19 –36 –36 –40 –39
Order books (in month) 5,2 6,8 7,1 7,2 7,3
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,1 86,9 86,7 85,3 85,6
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 34 24 22 22 23
- Because of workforce shortage(in %) 16,2 5,9 5,1 5,5 5,3
Hiring problems (in %) 60 48
Expected prices –12 –36 –35 –30 –28
Cash-flow position –8 –30
Repayment period 27 43
  • * Mean since september 1993.

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