16 December 2011
2011- n° 310The economic climate is drab in the building industry in Decembre 2011 Monthly survey of building - Decembre 2011
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, remains stable to 99 in December. The turning-point indicator indicates an unfavorable climate.
In the building industry, the synthetic indicator of business climate, built with balances of opinion, remains stable to 99 in December. The turning-point indicator indicates an unfavorable climate.
tableauTableau1 – Building industry economic outlook
Balances of opinion, in %, SA
| Mean* | Sept. 11 | Oct. 11 | Nov. 11 | Dec. 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
| Past activity | –1 | –1 | –4 | –6 | –5 |
| Expected activity | –4 | 0 | –5 | –10 | –10 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –26 | |||
| Past employment | –1 | 4 | –3 | –8 | –7 |
| Expected employment | –1 | 0 | –5 | –8 | –6 |
| Opinion on order books | –18 | –33 | –30 | –29 | –29 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,1 | 6,5 | 7 | 6,9 | 6,8 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,2 | 87,9 | 88,4 | 88,7 | 88,7 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 34 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %)** | 16,5 | 8,7 | 7,6 | 7,2 | 7,6 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 60 | 56 | |||
| Expected prices | –11 | –18 | –22 | –24 | –26 |
| Cash-flow position | –7 | –13 | |||
| Repayment period | 27 | 26 |
- * Mean since september 1993.
- ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey.
graphiqueClimate – Business climate synthetic indicator
graphiqueTurningPoint – Turning-point indicator
- Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
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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