21 October 2011

2011- n° 225
In October 2011, deterioration of the business climate in manufacturing industry Monthly business survey (goods-producing industries) - October 2011

According to the business leaders questioned in October 2011, the industrial economic situation deteriorated slightly : the synthetic indicator decreases by two points, after it decreased by six points in September. It is below its long-term average.

Informations rapides

N^o 225

Paru le :Paru le21/10/2011

Prochaine parution le : 25/04/2024 at 08:45 - April 2024

Imprimer

Découvrir la collection

Données

(xls, 563 Ko)

Consult
Documentation

Consultation de la publication ou de la documentation qui lui est associée

Manufacturing industry

The turning point indicator remains in the unfavorable area .

Business leaders consider that their past activity weakened in manufacturing industry, the balance of opinion is below its long-term average. Stocks of finished products stay near to their normal level. Total order books remain on its long-term level. Export order books decrease anew and are rated inferior to their long-term average

The personal perspectives of production stay near to their long-term average. The general production outlook, which represents business leaders’ opinion on French industry as a whole, remains on a very low level.

tableautableau – Leaders' opinion: manufacturing industrial activity

Balance of opinion, s.a, in %

Leaders' opinion: manufacturing industrial activity (Balance of opinion, s.a, in %)
Manufacturing industry	Average*	Jun. 11	Jul. 11	Sept. 11	Oct. 11
Synthetic index	100	110	105	99	97
Recent changes in output	5	28	15	4	0
Finished-goods inventory level	13	–0	1	12	13
Demand and total order levels	–17	–3	–10	–18	–18
Demand and export order levels	–12	2	–5	–15	–19
Personal production expectations	5	16	6	6	4
General production expectations	–8	13	3	–30	–29

* : The average of the balances opinion since 1976.
Source : Monthly business survey - INSEE