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by Robert Brusca November 30, 2007
The IFO released its survey detail for its sector results previously announced for November. The IFO headlines are dropping steadily and consistently. Manufacturing, while showing some bounce in other recent surveys, is giving off strings of negative readings that reflect diminished growth from one year ago and fading prospects. In fact the IFO activity response is weaker Y/Yr for three months running. Demand is off for at least five months running. ‘Foreign orders on hand’ has been the slowest series to react but it is now down Yr/Yr for two months in a row.
The current situation is evaluated as steady for the last two months running. It remains in nearly the top 5% of the range for current situation historically. But business expectations continue to erode. They are still in the top one third of their range, but barely.
In the outlook for the next three months conditions are slipping. Retail orders expectations are erratically moving lower although this month interrupted a two month period of severe Yr/Yr drops. Wholesaling is however weakening rapidly and severely compared to its year ago levels. Export business expectations are consistently weaker than they were a year ago. Employment expectations continue to improve. Surely if the other trends are valid, that one can’t last.
IFO Survey: Germany | ||||||||
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Percent: Yr/Yr | INDEX NUMBERS | |||||||
Nov-07 | Oct-07 | Sep-07 | Aug-07 | Jul-07 | Current | Average | %tile | |
Biz Climate | -2.5% | -1.5% | -0.9% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 104.2 | 95.8 | 81.0% |
Current Situation | -3.1% | -2.1% | -1.3% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 110.4 | 94.9 | 84.8% |
Biz Expectations: Next 6-Mos | -2.0% | -0.7% | -0.4% | -1.1% | -0.9% | 98.3 | 96.7 | 67.3% |
Manufacturing: | Nov-07 | Oct-07 | Sep-07 | Aug-07 | Jul-07 | Current | Average | %tile |
Current Situation | ||||||||
MFG | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 111.1 | 92.5 | 94.8% |
Biz Expectations: Next 6-Mos | ||||||||
MFG | -2.9% | -2.4% | -1.5% | -1.9% | -0.5% | 97.3 | 96.5 | 67.1% |
Activity (m/m) | ||||||||
MFG | -3.2% | -5.3% | -4.5% | 1.0% | -1.8% | 101.7 | 97.0 | 72.8% |
Demand M/M | ||||||||
MFG | -5.6% | -8.4% | -6.4% | -2.8% | -3.3% | 99.2 | 97.1 | 61.9% |
Orders on hand | ||||||||
MFG | -4.7% | -7.9% | -4.6% | -2.4% | -2.7% | 101.1 | 96.5 | 68.9% |
Foreign orders on hand | ||||||||
MFG | -1.9% | -0.4% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 109.7 | 94.7 | 91.7% |
Yr/Yr percentage changes in underlying Indices | ||||||||
IFO outlook for 3-Months ahead | ||||||||
3-Mos ahead | Percent: Yr/Yr | INDEX NUMBERS | ||||||
Expected Activity | Nov-07 | Oct-07 | Sep-07 | Aug-07 | Jul-07 | Current | Average | %tile |
MFG | -2.3% | -1.9% | -1.0% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 101.3 | 96.8 | 85.6% |
Orders expectations | Changes over 12-months | |||||||
Retail Orders | 4.0% | -12.0% | -8.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | -8.8 | -17.7 | 76.8% |
Wholesale | -10.0% | -12.0% | -13.0% | -5.0% | -5.0% | 5.5 | -13.8 | 80.2% |
EXPORT Biz Expectations | ||||||||
MFG | -3.3% | -3.8% | -2.4% | -0.1% | -0.9% | 103.1 | 98.5 | 87.7% |
Employment Expectations | ||||||||
MFG (Since June 1997) | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 105.5 | 96.1 | 97.7% |