Informations rapides
21 December 2012
2012- n° 314
The economic climate stays defavorable in the building industry in December 2012 Monthly survey of building - December 2012

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

Informations rapides
No 314
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According to the business leaders surveyed in December 2012, the situation stays defavorable in the building industry: the synthetic indicator of business climate stays stable and 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* Sept. 12 Oct. 12 Nov. 12 Dec. 12
Business climate 100 94 94 95 95
Past activity –2 –16 –19 –19 –18
Expected activity –4 –18 –27 –23 –21
Gen. business outlook –16 –45
Past employment –2 –17 –10 –9 –11
Expected employment –2 –18 –12 –14 –15
Opinion on order books –19 –36 –40 –39 –40
Order books (in month) 5,2 7,1 7,2 7,2 7,0
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,1 86,7 85,3 86,3 86,5
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 34 22 22 22 23
- Because of workforce shortage(in %) 16,1 5,1 5,5 5,0 4,8
Hiring problems (in %) 60 48,3
Expected prices –12 –35 –30 –29 –28
Cash-flow position –8 –30
Repayment period 27 43
  • * Mean since september 1993.

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