Survey on Industry, Services and Construction 2024Apr
Published on the 14th of May 2024
Industry, market services and construction
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Industry ![]()
Opinion on the outlook for industrial production* ![]()
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
In this graph and the following, the extreme values related to the COVID-19 pandemic are available in WEBSTAT
| Jun- 2023 | Jul- 2023 | Aug- 2023 | SEP- 2023 | Oct- 2023 | Nov- 2023 | Dec- 2023 | Jan- 2024 | Feb- 2024 | Mar- 2024 | Apr- 2024 | ||
| Change | Forcast | |||||||||||
| Production | 3 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | -7 |
| Deliveries | 5 | 3 | -3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total orders | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 12 | -4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
| Staff | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Final goods prices | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | |
| Commodity prices | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | |
| Level | ||||||||||||
| Order books | 0 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -5 | |
| Inventories of finished goods | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Capacity utilisation rate | 77.2 | 77.0 | 76.6 | 76.2 | 76.4 | 76.1 | 76.0 | 75.8 | 76.3 | 76.1 | 76.4 | |
| Cash positions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Changes in deliveries
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Inventories and order book level
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
* A positive (negative) balance of opinions corresponds to a rise (fall) in the evolution of activity. Balances of opinions may range from -200 to +200.
Market Services![]()
Opinion on the outlook for services activity*![]()
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
| Jun- 2023 | Jul- 2023 | Aug- 2023 | SEP- 2023 | Oct- 2023 | Nov- 2023 | Dec- 2023 | Jan- 2024 | Feb- 2024 | Mar- 2024 | Apr- 2024 | ||
| Change | Forcast | |||||||||||
| Activity | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Aggregate demand | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | |
| Prices | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Staff | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Level | ||||||||||||
| Cash positions | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Changes in demand
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Changes in prices and staff
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
* A positive (negative) balance of opinions corresponds to a rise (fall) in the evolution of activity. Balances of opinions may range from -200 to +200.
Construction![]()
Opinion on the outlook for construction activity* ![]()
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
| Jun- 2023 | Jul- 2023 | Aug- 2023 | SEP- 2023 | Oct- 2023 | Nov- 2023 | Dec- 2023 | Jan- 2024 | Feb- 2024 | Mar- 2024 | Apr- 2024 | ||
| Change | Forcast | |||||||||||
| Acitivity | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -10 |
| Estimates prices | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | |
| Staff | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Level | ||||||||||||
| Order books | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Order book level
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Changes in estimates prices and staff
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
* A positive (negative) balance of opinions corresponds to a rise (fall) in the evolution of activity. Balances of opinions may range from -200 to +200.
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Survey on Industry, Services and Construction 2024Apr
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