Survey on Industry, Services and Construction - 2026-02

Published on 10th of March 2026

Industry market services and construction


If you wish to have a more detailed analysis of the results presented on this page you can consult the "Monthly business survey".


Industry
Opinion on the outlook for industrial production*
Balance of opinions SA-WDA

In this graph and the following the extreme values related to the COVID-19 pandemic are available in WEBSTAT
Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Mar-26
Change Forecast
Production 6 -7 11 7 7 4 8 7 5 6 5 5
Deliveries 7 -2 14 7 7 6 7 6 5 8 7
Total orders 5 3 9 4 8 6 7 7 6 8 5
Staff 0 0 -1 1 1 0 -1 3 0 0 0
Final goods prices 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1
Commodity prices 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
Level
Order books -10 -9 -8 -6 -7 -7 -6 -7 -6 -6 -5
Inventories of finished goods 6 5 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
Capacity utilisation rate 75.5 74.8 75.4 75.6 75.9 76.2 76.3 76.6 76.5 76.6 76.5
Cash positions -2 -2 -1 1 -1 -1 0 -1 -2 -1 -1


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
Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 March-26
Change Forecast
Activity 1 -5 8 5 4 8 9 4 4 8 6 3
Aggregate demand 0 -4 9 5 4 8 8 4 3 8 7
Prices 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 1
Staff 1 -2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
Level
Cash positions 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0


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
Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Mar-26
Change Forecast
Acitivity 7 0 11 7 10 -2 8 4 2 6 5 0
Estimates prices -2 -1 -2 0 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 1 0
Staff 0 -1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Level
Order books -5 -4 -3 -3 -4 -6 0 0 -2 -2 -4


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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Updated on the 20th of February 2026