24 May 2012
2012- n° 128The economic situation in the wholesale trade declines considerably in May 2012 Bi-monthly survey of wholesaling - May 2012
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector breaks down: the business climate indicator loses by seven points compared to March and is located below its long-period average.
Total French wholesale trade
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2012, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector breaks down: the business climate indicator loses by seven points compared to March and is located below its long-period average.
The turning-point indicator toggles again into the defavourable area.
graphiquegraph_indclimaff_anglais – Business climate indicator
graphiquegraph_indretournf_anglais – Turning-point indicator
- Note: close to 1 (respectively -1), this indicator points to a favourable short-term economic situation (respectively unfavourable).
tableautab_cgens_anglais – Total wholesale trade
Balances of opinion, in %, S.A.
| AVE* | NOV 11 | Jan 12 | Mar 12 | May 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate indicator | 100 | 96 | 94 | 101 | 94 |
| General outlook | –24 | –47 | –50 | –28 | –39 |
| Sales | –13 | –19 | –20 | –12 | –21 |
| export sales | –15 | –20 | –22 | –13 | –25 |
| Received merchandise | –8 | –12 | –11 | –9 | –14 |
| received from abroad | –10 | –14 | –16 | –10 | –15 |
| Ordering intentions | –15 | –16 | –18 | –13 | –18 |
| ordering from abroad | –15 | –18 | –20 | –15 | –16 |
| Shipments abroad | –15 | –21 | –18 | –14 | –22 |
| Current stock | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Past workforce | 0 | 3 | –3 | –1 | 0 |
| Expecting workforce | –3 | –1 | –1 | 2 | –3 |
| Cash position | –10 | –3 | –3 | –2 | –5 |
| Past selling prices | 9 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 6 |
| Expecting selling prices | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
- * : average since september 1979
- Source : French business survey in the wholesale trade - Insee
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Time series : Wholesale trade
