23 April 2013
2013- n° 94In April 2013, the business climate deteriorates again in the retail trade and in
the trade and repair of motor vehicles Monthly survey of retailing - April 2013
According to the managers interviewed in April 2013, the business climate remained deteriorated again in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the composite indicator lost 4 points and was still significantly under its long term average.
According to the managers interviewed in April 2013, the business climate remained deteriorated again in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the composite indicator lost 4 points and was still significantly under its long term average.
Business leaders remain pessimistic both over the past and over the future: the four balances concerning past sales, expected sales, ordering intentions and general business outlook went on declining while they were very low already.
graphiquegraph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueGraph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions
tableautab1_en – Global data
| Ave. (1) | Jan. 13 | Feb. 13 | March 13 | April 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 85 |
| General business outlook | –30 | –48 | –47 | –49 | –52 |
| Recent sales | –6 | –16 | –26 | –26 | –28 |
| Expected sales | –2 | –20 | –15 | –18 | –22 |
| Ordering intentions | –8 | –24 | –16 | –17 | –23 |
| Stocks | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Past selling prices (2) | –6 | –10 | –3 | ||
| Expected selling prices | –2 | –3 | –8 | –1 | –12 |
| Cash position (2) | –15 | –21 | –21 | ||
| Workforce size: recent trend | 0 | –9 | –10 | –8 | –11 |
| Workforce size: future trend | –2 | –9 | –12 | –13 | –12 |
- (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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