The business climate rebounded sharply in February in France, after two months of decline linked to health restrictions which had accompanied the spread of the Omicron variant, INSEE reported on Wednesday.
The indicator that summarizes this business climate, calculated from responses from business leaders in the main market sectors, gained 5 points in February to reach 112 points, well above its long-term average. , detailed the National Institute of Statistics.
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This improvement comes from the service sector, and "
is mainly linked to the optimism of business leaders regarding both the general outlook for the sector and their own activity for the next three months
", explained INSEE.
This optimism is also found in retail trade, with an indicator gaining 2 points, against a background of rising selling prices.
In the building sector, if “
the tensions on the productive apparatus remain strong
”, the business climate is progressing slightly, INSEE stressing that the tensions on the supplies “are
ebbing somewhat
”.
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Conversely, in industry, the business climate fell by one point, with business leaders saying they were less optimistic about foreign order books.
At the same time, the employment climate continued to improve in February, reaching 113 points, unheard of since 2008, underlines INSEE, a few days after the announcement of the sharp drop in unemployment observed last year. , with a rate falling to 7.4%.
