22 March 2013
2013- n° 68In march 2013, the business climate is deteriorating in services Monthly survey of services - March 2013
According to the business leaders surveyed in march 2013, the business climate in services was deteriorating. The synthetic indicator dropped by four points and is 84, well below its long-term average. Business leaders consider that activity remained deteriorated over the recent period. They revised downwards their expectations of activity for the coming months. The general outlook remained well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator indicates an unfavorable economic situation’s dynamic.
According to the business leaders surveyed in march 2013, the business climate in services was deteriorating. The synthetic indicator dropped by four points and is 84, well below its long-term average. Business leaders consider that activity remained deteriorated over the recent period. They revised downwards their expectations of activity for the coming months. The general outlook remained well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator indicates an unfavorable economic situation’s dynamic.
graphiqueGraph1 – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiquegraph_retourn – Turning point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator indicates a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
graphiqueGraph2 – Activity
tableauTable_quarter – Economic outlook in the services sector
| Average* | Dec. 12 | Jan. 13 | Feb. 13 | March 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate synthetic indicator | 100 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 |
| General outlook | –6 | –21 | –22 | –23 | –27 |
| Past activity | 3 | –8 | –13 | –14 | –13 |
| Expected activity | 3 | –12 | –6 | –7 | –14 |
| Expected demand | 0 | –12 | –11 | –11 | –16 |
| Business situation | –1 | –15 | –15 | –16 | –15 |
| Past selling prices | –3 | –9 | –12 | –14 | –14 |
| Expected selling prices | –1 | –9 | –11 | –13 | –13 |
| Past employment | 3 | –7 | –6 | –12 | –12 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | –5 | 0 | –6 | –10 |
| Expected employment | 2 | –9 | –9 | –11 | –11 |
| except temporary work agencies | 0 | –9 | –7 | –10 | –9 |
| Investments | |||||
| Past investments | 2 | 1 | 1 | –6 | –4 |
| Expected investments | 1 | 1 | –5 | –4 | –5 |
- * Average of the balances of opinion since 1988
- Source: Insee
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