ECII : Business Outlook Survey on Investment in Industry - 2020
Data description
The main themes addressed are:
- investments: business leaders are asked about the amounts of their investments over the last 3 years;
- their motivation;
- the factors influencing investment decisions;
- their production capacities.
Sector coverage
The survey covers manufacturing industry and extraction industries; divisions 08 to 33 of French Nomenclature of Activities (NAF Rev. 2) (except 08.92Z, 09.10Z, 12, 19.10Z, 30.40Z).
Statistical unit
The unit interviewed is the company.
Reference area
France métropolitaine
Sample size
About 4,000 units
Data collection documents
The survey is conducted every quarter but not all questions are asked every quarter.
In practice, three models of questionnaires were created to take into account these specificities:
- the first questionnaire corresponds to the months of January and July;
- the second one is sent in April;
- the last one in October.
- October 2020 Questionnaire (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire 2020 for the months of January and July (pdf, fr)
- April 2020 Questionnaire (pdf, fr)
The French survey on industrial investment: methodology (Insee Méthodes N°119)
https://www.insee.fr/en/information/2579485
Joint harmonised European Union programme of business and consumer surveys
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/db_indicators/surveys/method_guides/index_en.htm