the French business climate improves clearly in march 2012Business climate indicator and turning point indicator - March 2012
According to the business leaders of the main economic sectors, the French business climate improves clearly in march 2012. The indicator gains 4 points and reaches 95 points. It is still under its long term average (100). Business climate indicators also improve in industry (+3 points), in services (+2 points), in wholsale trade (+6 points in two months) and in retail trade (+4 points) but fell by one point in the building sector.
According to the business leaders of the main economic sectors, the French business climate improves clearly in march 2012. The indicator gains 4 points and reaches 95 points. It is still under its long term average (100). Business climate indicators also improve in industry (+3 points), in services (+2 points), in wholsale trade (+6 points in two months) and in retail trade (+4 points) but fell by one point in the building sector.
At the same time, the turning point indicator improves slightly but still indicates an unfavourable tendancy relatively to the long term tendancy.
tableau Tab_EN – Business climate and turning point indicators
| Nov.11 | Déc.11 | Jan.12 | Feb.12 | Mar.12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climates | |||||
| France | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 95 |
| Industry | 96 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 96 |
| Wholesale trade | 96 | - | 94 | - | 100 |
| Building | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 98 |
| Retail trade | 93 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 94 |
| Services | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 |
| Turning point indicators | |||||
| France | –1,0 | –1,0 | –1,0 | –0,9 | –0,7 |
| Industry | –0,6 | –0,5 | –0,7 | –0,6 | 0,5 |
| Wholesale trade | –0,8 | - | –0,9 | - | 0,8 |
| Building | –0,6 | –0,7 | 0,3 | –0,7 | –0,7 |
| Services | –1,0 | –0,6 | –1,0 | –1,0 | –0,9 |
- Source(s) : INSEE, Business tendency surveys
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