Do not let yourself be defeated by the coronavirus. This is the state of mind of many business leaders. Industry, services, commerce, construction: even if they have not returned to their pre-crisis level, the business climate and that of employment continue to improve in the main market sectors, notes INSEE , which in August conducted several business surveys among executives.
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These results published Thursday, which thus confirm a resumption of economic activity, have something to bring a little optimism in this difficult return, marked by a rebound in the epidemic. " This improvement is due to a catching-up effect since May, after the sharp drop experienced during confinement ", specifies however Julien Pouget, head of the economic department at INSEE. In other words, the improvement observed is a logical and technical backlash to the violent plunge that has preceded.
Building contractors are, for the second consecutive month (July and August, Editor's note), much more likely to report an increase in their activity for the last three monthsThis is particularly the case in the building sector, which has undergone full containment.
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