Covid-19 crisis: these sectors that are doing more or less well

Industry doesn't believe in a quick return to normal

The ink bottle. While many factories closed in August are preparing to reopen, no one dares to predict how French industrial production will turn out in September. Will the activity, which has risen to 85% of normal in the secondary sector, continue its progression that began since the deconfinement? “There are three scenarios,” says Alexandre Saubot, vice-president of France Industrie. Either the epidemic is under control, and the activity will rise above 90%; either the health situation remains problematic without degenerating too much, and we will remain around 85%; either the disease flares up, and production will fall back below 75%. "

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The prognosis is all the more difficult to establish as there are other unknowns: for example, the effectiveness of the government stimulus plan which should be presented next week ... Nevertheless, it is the median scenario that seems to be the best. more realistic. These uncertainties particularly affect one of the industry's star sectors

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