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After increasing until 2019, capital operating times are expected to decline in 2020
[En progression jusqu’en 2019, la durée d’utilisation des équipements devrait fléchir en 2020 - Résultats de l’enquête menée par la Banque de France en septembre 2019]

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  • Sandra NEVOUX
  • Laurent BAUDRY
  • Sylvie TARRIEU
  • Mathilde GERARDIN
  • Arnaud DEBUF
  • Wilfried EVAIN
  • Fabrice HEURTEBIZE
  • Sylvia MATIAS
  • Julien ZORY

Abstract

In 2019, capital operating times (COT) were up by 1.6%, a comparable increase to that of 2018 (+1.9%) reflecting the adjustments made by businesses to maintain or increase their activity. However, more than 50% of them reported being confronted with a lack of skilled labour. Recruitment difficulties contributed to limiting the activity of nearly half of the companies surveyed. They concerned a small proportion of staff and key positions, with the constraint varying greatly according to the type of position, the company size and the sector of activity. The Covid-19 health crisis is expected to have a lasting downward impact on capital operating times, with the effects of the reduction in activity outweighting the need to reorganise the production process. Subsequently, future challenges should involve the reorganisation of production, possible bottlenecks in raw materials or supplies. En 2019, la durée d’utilisation des équipements (DUE) a augmenté de 1,6 %, une hausse comparable à celle de 2018 (+ 1,9 %) traduisant les ajustements effectués par les entreprises pour maintenir ou accroître leur activité. Mais plus de 50 % d’entre elles déclaraient être confrontées au manque de main d’oeuvre qualifiée. Les difficultés de recrutement contribuaient à limiter l’activité de près de la moitié des entreprises interrogées. Elles se concentraient sur une part réduite du personnel et sur des postes clés, la contrainte variant grandement selon le type de poste, la taille de l’entreprise et le secteur d’activité. La crise sanitaire liée au Covid 19 devrait affecter durablement à la baisse la DUE, les effets de la réduction de l’activité l’emportant sur le besoin de réorganiser le processus de production. Par la suite, les futurs enjeux devraient davantage porter sur l’organisation de la production, les éventuels goulots d’étranglement sur les matières premières ou les approvisionnements.

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  • Sandra NEVOUX & Laurent BAUDRY & Sylvie TARRIEU & Mathilde GERARDIN & Arnaud DEBUF & Wilfried EVAIN & Fabrice HEURTEBIZE & Sylvia MATIAS & Julien ZORY, 2020. "After increasing until 2019, capital operating times are expected to decline in 2020 [En progression jusqu’en 2019, la durée d’utilisation des équipements devrait fléchir en 2020 - Résultats de l’e," Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 229.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:bullbf:2020:229:02
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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