23 January 2013

2013- n° 16
Demand adressed to business leaders decreases in Q4 2012 Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - January 2013

In Q4 2013, the deterioration of the global and export demand adressed to business leaders intensified. For Q1 2013, the global and export demand outlook remains negatively oriented: the corresponding balances are steady but are below their long-term average .

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Manufacturing industry

Production capacity was used so in Q1 2013 than in Q42012. The proportion of businesses encountering production bottlenecks increased and are above its long-term average.

According to the business leaders, the industrial manpower in Q4 2012 is considered as normal : the corresponding balance went up and is slightly above its long-term average. The industrial manpower could stabilize anew in Q1 2013.

tableautableau – Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors

Balance of opinion, s.a, in %

Business leaders' opinion : Demand and production factors (Balance of opinion, s.a, in %)
Manufacturing industry	MOY*	April 12	July 12	Oct. 12	Jan. 13
Total demand
Recent changes	0	–2	–25	–22	–27
Expected change	1	4	–16	–7	–8
Export demand
Recent changes	3	2	–21	–25	–29
Expected change	4	–3	–14	–16	–17
Production factors
Share of firms producing at full capacity (in%)	22	28	26	19	27
Opinion on production capacity	15	22	25	26	25
Productive capacity utilization rate (in %)	85	81	80	79	79
Difficulties of supply and demand
Difficulties of supply and demand	7	9	9	9	9
Difficulties of supply	21	14	12	17	15
Difficulties of demand	42	47	46	56	58

* : Long period average.
Source : Quarterly business survey - INSEE