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Indicators fo CUBS
Description
A dataset containing the service sector confidence indicator, the construction sector confidence indicator and the capacity utilization in manufacturing/industry.
Usage
indicator
Format
A list with 53 nested country lists with time series objects. Each country list contains 3 time series variables:
- serv
Confidence indicator in the service industry.
- buil
Confidence indicator in the bulding and construction industry.
- indu
Capacity utilization in manufacturing/industry.
Details
A dataset containing the seasonally adjusted utilization indicators in the service industry, the building and construction industry, and capacity utilization in manufacturing/industry for all EU countries and some neighboring countries at different frequencies.
The confidence indicator in the service industry is composed of question 1, 2, and 3 of the monthly service sector survey ((Q1 + Q2 + Q3)/3). The underlying survey questions are as follows:
Q1 Business situation development over the past 3 months
Q2 Evolution of the demand over the past 3 months
Q3 Expectation of the demand over the next 3 months
The confidence indicator in the building and construction industry is composed of question 3 and 4 of the monthly building and construction sector survey ((Q3 and Q4)/2). The underlying survey questions are as follows:
Q3 Evolution of your current overall order books
Q4 Employment expectations over the next 3 months
The indicator for capacity utilization in manufacturing/industry is based on question 13 of the quarterly industry sector survey. The underlying survey question is as follows:
Q3 Current level of capacity utilization
Source
https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-forecast-and-surveys/business-and-consumer-surveys_en