France: SMEs outlook on the state of their industries for the next 6 months

The outlook of 52 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in France on the state of their respective industries for the following six months was positive in February 2017. By January 2018, the outlook of SMEs improved, reaching 58 percent. At the same time, the share of SMEs who believed that their industries would progress negatively went from 13 percent in February 2017 to 10 percent in January 2018.

Monthly outlook of the SMEs in France on the state of their industries for the following six months from February 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Jan '18	58%	32%	10%
Dec '17	58%	32%	10%
Nov '17	55%	35%	10%
Oct '17	53%	36%	11%
Sep '17	57%	33%	10%
Aug '17	55%	32%	13%
Jul '17	58%	32%	10%
Jun '17	54%	35%	11%
May '17	52%	38%	10%
Apr '17	50%	39%	11%
Mar '17	51%	38%	11%
Feb '17	52%	35%	13%
Jan '17	50%	39%	11%
Dec '16	48%	37%	15%
Nov '16	46%	37%	17%
Oct '16	45%	41%	15%
Sep '16	46%	39%	14%
Aug '16	46%	39%	15%
Jul '16	44%	43%	13%
Jun '16	47%	37%	16%
May '16	45%	41%	14%
Apr '16	51%	37%	12%
Mar '16	45%	38%	16%
Feb '16	47%	38%	15%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

France

Survey time period

February 2016 to January 2018

Number of respondents

Various**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Source question: What is your outlook for the next 6 months on your industry?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 2006
Mar '16 = 854
Apr '16 = 511
May '16 = 433
Jun '16 = 430
Jul '16 = 417
Aug '16 = 530
Sep '16 = 553
Oct '16 = 465
Nov '16 = 534
Dec '16 = 380
Jan '17 = 603
Feb '17 = 482
Mar '17 = 456
Apr '17 = 464
May '17 = 406
Jun '17 = 491
Jul '17 = 421
Aug '17 = 395
Sep '17 = 666
Oct '17 = 417
Nov '17 = 788
Dec '17 = 424
Jan '18 = 454