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ECII : Business Outlook Survey on Investment in Industry - 2020

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Producer: Insee
Availability date: 20/07/2021

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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


    Statistical processing

    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.


      Documentation on methodology

      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


      Persistent Identifier
      2020 : https://doi.org/10.34724/CASD.141.4004.V1