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- The economic climate remains wavering in the building industry in October 2010
The economic climate remains wavering in the building industry in October 2010
Monthly business survey in the building industry – October 2010
According to the contractors interviewed in July 2010, the economic climate remains wavering in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate remains practically stable to 95 while the turning-point indicator points out incertain climate.
Business climate synthetic indicator
Turning-point indicator
Lecture : close to 1 (respectively -1), it indicates a favorable climate (respectively unfavorable).
Productive capacity utilisation rate
Activity tendency in the building industry
Workforce size tendency in the building industry
Order books
| Balances of opinion, in %, SA | |||||
| * Mean since September 1993. | |||||
| ** This figure refers to all companies that responded to the survey. | |||||
| Mean* | Jun. 10 | Jul. 10 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business climate | 100 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 95 |
| Past activity | –0,2 | –21 | –15 | –13 | –11 |
| Expected activity | –3 | –19 | –15 | –17 | –5 |
| Gen. business outlook | –15 | –24 | –11 | ||
| Past employment | –1 | –17 | –10 | –9 | –14 |
| Expected employment | –0,5 | –19 | –17 | –10 | –8 |
| Opinion on order books | –16 | –53 | –48 | –51 | –44 |
| Order books (in month) | 5,4 | 6,3 | 6,3 | 6,4 | 6,4 |
| Productive capacity utilisation rate | 89,4 | 86 | 86,4 | 85,3 | 85,4 |
| Obstacles to production increase (in %) | 32 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| - Because of workforce shortage(in %) ** | 16,8 | 4,3 | 5,2 | 4,3 | 5 |
| Hiring problems (in %) | 62 | 54 | 55 | ||
| Expected prices | –13 | –43 | –38 | –42 | –42 |
| Cash-flow position | –6 | –19 | –16 | ||
| Repayment period | 25 | 31 | 33 | ||
Informations Rapides
n° 257 - October 21, 2010
Monthly survey of building - October 2010
Next issue June 25, 2013 08:45 - June 2013
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