More than a quarter of companies saw their turnover in April affected by the mobilization against the pension reform, according to an Opinion Way poll published on Tuesday.
In April, "
the protest against the pension reform had an impact on the turnover of more than a quarter of companies (28%)
", and among these, almost half are in the commerce (48%), indicates the institute which carried out the survey for CCI France, the national network of chambers of commerce and industry.
Among the companies surveyed, a quarter believe they have felt an impact on their internal organization and a quarter also report supply difficulties.
The study was carried out with 1,019 business leaders, interviewed by telephone between April 7 and 18.
In addition, the "
strike-related disturbances
" against the pension reform, among other factors, also weighed on manufacturing activity in France in April, which recorded its strongest contraction in almost three years (45.6 points). , according to the PMI index published on Tuesday by the firm S&P Global and the Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB).
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A “very sharp deterioration in demand”
An index below 50 reflects a contraction in activity.
S&P and HCOB highlight a “
very sharp deterioration in demand
” addressed to industrial companies.
In detail, this drop in new orders is explained by both “
excess inventory with customers, an unfavorable environment for trade and, in some cases, disruptions linked to strikes
” against the pension reform.
After the last day of mobilization on May 1, which brought together nearly 800,000 demonstrators according to the police (2.3 million according to the CGT), the " always united
" unions
called on Tuesday for a 14th day of action on June 6 to "
to be heard
” by deputies.
They will examine two days later a bill to repeal the pension reform just enacted.
