23 March 2012
2012- n° 74In March 2012, the business climate indicator slightly recovers in the retail trade
and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles Monthly survey of retailing - March 2012
According to the business leaders interviewed in March 2012, the situation in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles slightly recovers: the synthetic indicator increases by four points but remains below its long-term average.
According to the business leaders interviewed in March 2012, the situation in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles slightly recovers: the synthetic indicator increases by four points but remains below its long-term average.
Recent sales have stayed unfavourable. However, if they still have been depressed in trade and repair of motor vehicles, they have continued to go up in retail trade. In the whole retail trade and trade and repair of motor vehicles, expected sales are less deteriorated but ordering intentions stabilise, each of the two balances remaining below its average. General business outlook progresses, sign that the retailers are a little less pessimistic about the economic situation in the trade sector.
graphiquegraph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions
tableautab1_en – Global data
| Ave. (1) | Dec. 11 | Jan. 12 | Feb. 12 | Mar. 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 94 |
| General business outlook | –29 | –42 | –47 | –47 | –37 |
| Recent sales | –4 | –17 | –20 | –14 | –13 |
| Expected sales | –1 | –14 | –23 | –15 | –10 |
| Ordering intentions | –7 | –15 | –19 | –16 | –16 |
| Stocks | 11 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
| Past selling prices (2) | –6 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Expected selling prices | –2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Cash position (2) | –14 | –19 | –21 | ||
| Workforce size: recent trend | 1 | –8 | –11 | –8 | –5 |
| Workforce size: future trend | –2 | –3 | –6 | –11 | –8 |
- (1) Average since 1991 (2004 for recent and expected sales and ordering intentions).
- (2) Bi-monthly question (odd-numberred months).
- Source : monthly survey in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles - INSEE
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