Survey on Manufacturing Industry, Services and Building 2021Feb

Manufacturing industry, marcket services and construction
Industry
  • In February, activity strengthened slightly. The metallurgy, and machinery and equipment sectors were among the best performers.

    Order books continued to pick up and returned to normal levels. Commodity prices rose again. The capacity utilisation rate continued to recover.

    Business leaders expect activity to improve further in March.
Opinion on the outlook for industrial production*
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Services
  • Services sector activity remained relatively stable overall, but improved in particular in business services (architectural and engineering activities,
    legal and accounting services and management consultancy).

    The cash position changed little compared with last month.

    Business leaders expect activity to be stable overall in March.
Opinion on the outlook for services activity*
Balance of opinions, SA-WDA
Construction
  • Construction activity firmed slightly in February.

    Order books continued to recover, but remained below pre-crisis levels.

    Business leaders expect a slight improvement in activity in March.
Opinion on the outlook for construction activity*
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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Published on Monday, March 8, 2021