Informations rapides
23 April 2012
2012- n° 104
The economic climate is dull in the building industry in April 2012 Monthly survey of building - April 2012

In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, loses a point and stays under its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is again in the unfavorable zone.

Informations rapides
No 104
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In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, loses a point and stays under its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is again in the unfavorable zone.

Tableau1Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Janv.12 Feb. 12 Mar. 12 Apr. 12
Business climate 100 100 99 99 98
Past activity –1 0 –5 –7 –11
Expected activity –4 –13 –15 –11 –10
Gen. business outlook –15 –31 –24
Past employment –2 –6 –8 –8 –8
Expected employment –1 –4 –4 –9 –10
Opinion on order books –18 –24 –26 –27 –28
Order books (in month) 5,2 6,8 6,8 7 7
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,2 89,5 88,6 88,7 87,9
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 34 27 26 26 25
- Because of workforce shortage(in %)** 16,4 7,4 7,3 7,8 9
Hiring problems (in %) 60 53 54
Expected prices –11 –23 –20 –19 –22
Cash-flow position –8 –8 –22
Repayment period 27 30 42
  • * Mean since september 1993.
  • ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.

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

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