For March, companies expected a further improvement in
services and the industrial sector but a slight decline in
construction, the central bank said.
Meanwhile, supply chain troubles eased sharply in
construction, with only 24% of companies mentioning it as an
issue in February against 31% in January. The situation
stabilised in the industrial sector in February where the ratio
remained at 33%.
For March, companies expect a further decline in selling prices in construction, services and the industrial sector, with the exception of the agri-food sector where one company out of three reported having increased prices in February. That ratio could reach over 40% in March. The number of firms having staffing troubles remained high in February at 52% after declining for four straight months, the central bank said.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon
Editing by Bernadette Baum)
