Tout d'abord, je le répète, le secteur manufacturier a connu une période de croissance modeste mais soutenue, qui a permis aux entreprises de rétablir leur bilan, d'augmenter leur avoir propre et d'améliorer leur ratio d'autonomie financière.
One is just my earlier comment: the manufacturers have had a period of moderate, sustained growth, so they're rebuilding their balance sheets, they're getting more equity into their businesses, and their debt-equity ratio is improving.