Survey on Industry, Services and Construction 2023Nov

Published on 11 December 2023

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
Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23
Change - Forecast
Production 3 3 4 4 2 3 2 -3 1 4 0 -2
Deliveries 4 6 2 5 0 5 3 -2 5 4 1
Total orders 6 4 -1 2 -4 1 4 0 3 2 -2
Staff 4 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 2
Final goods prices 19 11 8 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 2
Commodity prices 10 4 0 -4 -8 -7 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4
Level
Order books 5 4 4 2 -1 -1 2 -2 -5 -6 -7
Inventories of finished goods 4 5 5 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 6
Capacity utilisation rate 77.6 77.5 77.4 77.4 77.1 77.3 77.0 76.6 76.1 76.4 76.1
Cash positions 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 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
Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23
Change Forecast
Activity 9 8 7 9 2 11 7 7 4 6 7 6
Aggregate demand 8 7 7 9 3 8 7 6 4 4 6
Prices 13 8 8 7 2 4 3 5 6 6 5
Staff 8 6 7 6 5 6 5 5 4 4 6
Level
Cash positions 6 5 4 7 2 2 2 1 2 3 3


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
Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 June-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23
Change Forecast
Acitivity 9 1 3 2 0 8 2 4 6 3 2 -2
Estimates prices 23 17 13 9 7 5 4 10 2 2 2
Staff 3 3 0 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 2
Level
Order books 15 11 12 13 11 11 9 9 4 2 0


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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