24 May 2001, 14:12 UK CBI May monthly trends enquiry-STATS
By BridgeNews
The Confederation of British Industry released details of its May
Monthly Trends Enquiry as follows, in percentage terms excluding seasonal
changes.
(The "positive balance" is derived by subtracting the percentage of
firms responding negatively to each question from those responding
positively. This net figure is then used as an indicator of changes in
economic conditions between monthly reports.)
The latest figure is presented in the extreme left-hand column and is
followed by a brief summary of previous data.
1. Positive balance indicating their present total order book is above
normal:
--------2001------------------------------------2000------------------
May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-24 -26 -23 -16 -10 -2 -17 -18 -15 -17 -20 -18 -10 -19
2. Positive balance indicating their present export order book is
above normal:
--------2001-----------------------------------2000-------------------
May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-32 -28 -24 -24 -14 -21 -31 -28 -31 -35 -41 -39 -35 -29
3. Positive balance indicating their present stocks of finished goods
are more than adequate:
--------2001------------- ---------------------2000-------------------
May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
16 12 20 19 9 11 11 10 12 16 12 10 8 14
4. Positive balance indicating a rise in the volume of output over the
next 4 months:
--------2001---------------------------------2000-------------------
May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-2 -2 3 9 14 12 1 3 5 2 3 -7 -6 1
5. Positive balance indicating a rise in average prices at which
domestic orders are booked over the next 4 months.
--------2001------------ ------------------2000-------------------
May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-12 -13 -14 -14 4 -4 -13 -12 -20 -15 -15 -18 -21 -13
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