Survey on Industry, Services and Construction 2023Apr
Published on 05/10/2023
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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
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-22 | Jul-22 | Aug-22 | Sep-22 | Oct-22 | Nov-22 | Dec-22 | Jan-23 | Feb-23 | Mar-23 | Apr-23 | May-23 | |
| Change | Forecast | |||||||||||
| Production | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -4 |
| Deliveries | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
| Total orders | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 2 | |
| Staff | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| Final goods prices | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | |
| Commodity prices | 28 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | -5 | |
| Level | ||||||||||||
| Order books | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Inventories of finished goods | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Capacity utilisation rate | 78.7 | 77.9 | 79.9 | 78.7 | 78.2 | 78.0 | 77.9 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.7 | |
| Cash positions | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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-22 | Jul-22 | Aug-22 | Sep-22 | Oct-22 | Nov-22 | Dec-22 | Jan-23 | Feb-23 | Mar-23 | Apr-23 | May-23 | |
| Change | Forecast | |||||||||||
| Activity | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Aggregate demand | -12 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| Prices | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Staff | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| Level | ||||||||||||
| Cash positions | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
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-22 | Jul-22 | Aug-22 | Sept-22 | Oct-22 | Nov-22 | Dec-22 | Jan-23 | Feb-23 | Mar-23 | Apr-23 | May-23 | |
| Change | Forecast | |||||||||||
| Acitivity | 4 | -2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -8 |
| Estimates prices | 28 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 9 | |
| Staff | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Level | ||||||||||||
| Order books | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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
- Published on 05/10/2023
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Published on Wednesday, May 10, 2023