Informations rapides
23 March 2012
2012- n° 76
The economic climate is stable in the building industry in March 2012 Monthly survey of building - March 2012

In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, loses a point and stays under its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavorable zone.

Informations rapides
No 76
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In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, loses a point and stays under its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavorable zone.

Tableau1Building industry economic outlook

Balances of opinion, in %, SA
Building industry economic outlook (Balances of opinion, in %, SA)
Mean* Dec. 11 Janv.12 Feb. 12 Mar. 12
Business climate 100 99 100 99 98
Past activity –1 –4 0 –5 –5
Expected activity –4 –14 –13 –15 –13
Gen. business outlook –15 –31
Past employment –2 –7 –6 –8 –8
Expected employment –1 –5 –4 –4 –4
Opinion on order books –18 –27 –24 –26 –28
Order books (in month) 5,2 6,7 6,8 6,8 6,9
Productive capacity utilisation rate 89,2 88,7 89,5 88,6 88,5
Obstacles to production increase (in %) 34 28 27 26 27
- Because of workforce shortage(in %)** 16,4 6,9 7,4 7,3 8,1
Hiring problems (in %) 60 56
Expected prices –11 –25 –23 –20 –19
Cash-flow position –7 –8
Repayment period 27 29
  • * Mean since september 1993.
  • ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.

ClimateBusiness climate synthetic indicator

TurningPointTurning-point indicator

  • Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).

PcurProductive capacity utilisation rate

ActivityActivity tendency in the building industry

WorkforceWorkforce size tendency in the building industry

OrderBooksOrder books

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