EBCCG : - 2024
Data description
The opinion of wholesalers on their recent activity and business prospects is tracked by monitoring the volume of sales and related variables, such as stocks, order intentions, deliveries, general future trends in activity, changes in workforce and prices.
Wholesalers also provide their opinion on their cash flow situation and payment deadlines.
Mostly, the questions are qualitative, with three choices. The results are balances of opinion calculated as the difference between the percentage of <<up (+)>> and the percentage of <<down (-)>>.
Sector coverage
The bi-monthly business tendency survey in wholesaling is conducted on all wholesalers, with the exception of certain sub-sectors: wholesale intermediaries, wholesale tobacco trade (whether manufactured or not), wholesale trade of waste and scrap, non-specialised wholesale trade.
More precisely, the survey covers the sectors defined by the following codes of the French classification of activities (NAF Rev. 2) : 46.2, 46.3 (excl. 4635Z), 46.4, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7 (excl. 4677Z).
Statistical unit
The unit surveyed is the enterprise (legal unit or profiled enterprise).
Reference area
France métropolitaine
Sample size
3,000 units.
Data collection documents
The survey is conducted every two months but not all questions are asked every month.
In practice, two models of questionnaires were created to take into account these specificities :
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the first questionnaire corresponds to the months of January and July.
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the second one is sent in March, May, September and November.
Sample questionnaires to be published : march, may, july, september and novembre .
- Questionnaire for the bi-monthly tendency survey in wholesaling - 01/2024 - January 2024 (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire for the bi-monthly tendency survey in wholesaling - 05/2024 - May 2024 (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire for the bi-monthly tendency survey in wholesaling - 09/2024 - September 2024 (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire for the bi-monthly tendency survey in wholesaling - 03/2024 - March 2024 (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire for the bi-monthly tendency survey in wholesaling - 07/2024 - July 2024 (pdf, fr)
- Questionnaire for the bi-monthly tendency survey in wholesaling - 11/2024 - November 2024 (pdf, fr)
The French Business Survey on The Situation and Outlook in The Wholesale Trade : Methodology
Insee Méthodes n° 113
https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/2579329
- Indicateur de climat des affaires et de retournement conjoncturel – Tous secteurs (pdf, fr)
- Enquête bimestrielle de conjoncture dans le commerce de gros (pdf, fr)