23 March 2012
2012- n° 76The 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.
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.
tableauTableau1 – 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.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
graphiquePcur – Productive capacity utilisation rate
graphiqueActivity – Activity tendency in the building industry
graphiqueWorkforce – Workforce size tendency in the building industry
graphiqueOrderBooks – Order books
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