25 September 2012
2012- n° 230The economic situation in the wholesale trade is getting worse in September 2012 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - September 2012
According to the business leaders questioned in September 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is getting worse. The business climate indicator decreases by four points compared to July and stays below its long-period average.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in September 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector is getting worse. The business climate indicator decreases by four points compared to July and stays below its long-period average.
The turning-point indicator is located in the defavourable area.
graphiquegraph_indclimaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_indretournf_anglais – Turning-point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableautab_cgens_anglais – Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | March 12 | May 12 | July 12 | Sept 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 100 | 93 | 95 | 91 |
| General outlook | –24 | –30 | –42 | –54 | –56 |
| Sales | –13 | –13 | –24 | –20 | –22 |
| export sales | –15 | –14 | –23 | –14 | –18 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –9 | –16 | –17 | –17 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –10 | –15 | –14 | –17 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –15 | –20 | –20 | –26 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –16 | –18 | –15 | –24 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –15 | –22 | –16 | –23 |
| Current stock | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Past workforce | 0 | –2 | 1 | –2 | –6 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | 1 | –3 | –5 | –8 |
| Cash position | –10 | –2 | –7 | –8 | –9 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
