22 March 2013
2013- n° 65The French business climate remains unfavorable in march 2013 Business climate indicator and turning point indicator - March 2013
Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate dropped by one point in march and is 86, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels. In manufacturing industry, the business climate remained stable, whereas it dropped by four points in the services sector. Indicators dropped by two points in retail trade and by one point in the building industry. In wholesaling, the synthetic indicator rose by three points in two months.
The business climate remains deteriorated…
Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate dropped by one point in march and is 86, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels. In manufacturing industry, the business climate remained stable, whereas it dropped by four points in the services sector. Indicators dropped by two points in retail trade and by one point in the building industry. In wholesaling, the synthetic indicator rose by three points in two months.
… with an unfavourable dynamic
The french turning point indicator is in an unfavourable area.
tableauTableau – Business climate and turning point indicators
| Nov. 12 | Dec. 12 | Jan. 13 | Feb. 13 | March 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climates | |||||
| France | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 |
| Industry | 88 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 90 |
| Wholesale trade | 90 | - | 89 | - | 92 |
| Building | 95 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 |
| Retail trade | 90 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Services | 86 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 |
| Turning point indicators | |||||
| France | –0,9 | –0,7 | –0,6 | –0,5 | –0,6 |
| Industry | 0,3 | 0,3 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,1 |
| Wholesale trade | –0,1 | - | –0,1 | - | 0,0 |
| Building | –0,1 | –0,6 | –0,5 | –0,6 | –1,0 |
| Services | 0,7 | 0,8 | 1,0 | 1,0 | –0,8 |
- Source(s) : INSEE, Business tendency surveys
graphiqueGraph_climaff – French business climate indicator
- Sources : Insee, business surveys
graphiqueGraph_indicret – French climate indicator
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