ECI : Outlook Survey in the Industry Sector - 2019
Data description
The main themes addressed are:
- activity: company managers are asked about developments in the sector as a whole, as well as the demand addressed to them, the cash flow situation, the inventories payment deadlines, or factors limiting their activity;
- employment: business leaders are asked about recent employment in their company (changes in the number of employees over the last three months), as well as their employment forecast (likely changes in the number of employees over the next three months). They are also asked about their recruitment difficulties;
- prices;
- the competitive position or delivery times.
Most of the survey questions are qualitative and have three modalities. The results are presented in the form of opinion balances, corresponding to the differences between the percentage of "increasing" (+) and the percentage of "decreasing" (-) responses.
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
Until 2007, the survey was carried out each month except in August. Since 2008 it has been carried out every month.
Sample size
4,000 units
Data collection documents
The survey is conducted every month but not all questions are asked every month.
In practice, two models of questionnaires were created to take into account these specificities:
- the first questionnaire corresponds to the months of January, April, July and October;
- the second one is sent in other months.
- Questionnaire 2019 for other months (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire for January, April, July and October 2019 (pdf, en)