21 October 2011
2011- n° 257In October 2011, the economic climate in services is almost stable Monthly survey of services - October 2011
According to the business leaders surveyed in October 2011, the economic situation in services remains almost stable. The business climate synthetic indicator decreases by one point, and is 94.
According to the business leaders surveyed in October 2011, the economic situation in services remains almost stable. The business climate synthetic indicator decreases by one point, and is 94.
Though business leaders consider that their activity continued to decrease the last few months, their activity expectations for the months to come are recovering. They expect demand to be more favourable in the next few months.
They consider that their operating balance result declined markedly in the last few months and anticipate a further slowdown in the coming months.
The general outlook drops by two points compared with September.
Job creations remain numerous
In services except temporary employment agencies, business leaders consider that the number of job creations increased slightly in the last few months. They consider that employment should weaken in the following months.
graphiqueGraph1 – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiquegraph_retourn – Turning point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator indicates a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableauTable_quarter – Economic outlook in the services sector
| Average* | June 11 | July 11 | Sept. 11 | Oct. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate synthetic indicator | 100 | 107 | 103 | 95 | 94 |
| General outlook | –5 | 3 | 2 | –10 | –12 |
| Past activity | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | –4 |
| Expected activity | 4 | 9 | 2 | –2 | 2 |
| Expected demand | 2 | 7 | 1 | –6 | –3 |
| Business situation | 1 | 4 | 7 | –2 | –5 |
| Past selling prices | –2 | 0 | 1 | –3 | –3 |
| Expected selling prices | –1 | 0 | –2 | –2 | –4 |
| Past employment | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Expected employment | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| except temporary work agencies | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | –3 |
| Investments | |||||
| Past investments | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Expected investments | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Operating balance result | |||||
| Past result | –1 | 10 | –9 | ||
| Expected result | 0 | –3 | –6 | ||
| Cash position | –10 | –7 | –11 | ||
| Difficulties of supply and demand | |||||
| difficulties of supply and demand | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||
| difficulties of supply only | 23 | 26 | 24 | ||
| difficulties of demand only | 29 | 25 | 30 | ||
| Difficulties in recruitment | 31 | 23 | 23 |
- * Average of the balances of opinion since 1988
- Source: Insee
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