23 March 2012
2012- n° 73The economic situation in the wholesale trade improves considerably in March 2012 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - March 2012
According to the business leaders questioned in March 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector improves: the business climate indicator rises by six points compared to January and returns to its long-period average.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in March 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector improves: the business climate indicator rises by six points compared to January and returns to its long-period average.
The turning-point indicator toggles into the favourable area, for the first time since May 2011.
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* | Sep 11 | Nov 11 | Janv 12 | Mars 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 100 |
| General outlook | –23 | –41 | –47 | –50 | –28 |
| Sales | –13 | –12 | –19 | –20 | –13 |
| export sales | –15 | –14 | –20 | –22 | –13 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –5 | –12 | –11 | –9 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –11 | –14 | –16 | –10 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –16 | –16 | –18 | –14 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –16 | –18 | –20 | –17 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –19 | –21 | –18 | –14 |
| Current stock | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Past workforce | 0 | 2 | 3 | –3 | –1 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | 0 | –1 | –1 | 2 |
| Cash position | –10 | –6 | –3 | –3 | –2 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | –2 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
