a disposicao dos empresarios para investir continua baixa. O indice de intencao de investimento ficou em 43,5 pontos em outubro. Embora esteja 4,2 pontos abaixo da media historica, o indicador nao apresenta queda ha seis meses consecutivos e esta 2,8 pontos acima dos 40,7 pontos registrados em outubro do ano passado.A Sondagem Industrial foi feita entre 4 e 14 de outubro com 2.457 empresas. Dessas, 1.011 sao pequenas, 886 sao medias e 560 sao de grande porte, informou a CNI.Agencia Brasil============================================================ Production of the industrial sector fell in September, reports the Industrial Survey released today by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI). The indicator dropped to 45.8 points and the evolution rate of the number of employees remained stable at 46.5 points in September. In August, production was at 50.8 points. Search indicators range from zero to one hundred. When they are below 50 indicate a fall in production and employment.Thus, almost a third of the industrial park was idle last month, according to the CNI. The capacity utilization level indicator remained at 66%, the same recorded in September 2015.However, stocks remain set. This means that production will grow again as soon as the demand increases, said the CNI. Effective stock index in relation to the planned stood at 49.6 points in September. The index ranges from zero to one hundred and when it is close to 50 points shows that the actual stocks are according to plan by the companies.Dissatisfaction of entrepreneurs with the financial situation and the profit margin of the company declined. "After reaching record lows in the first quarter, the level of satisfaction with the profit margin and the financial situation increased for the second consecutive quarter," says the entity. The financial situation indicator was 41.5 points and the operating profit margin reached 36.4 points in the third quarter. Both, however, are still below the dividing line of 50 points separating the satisfaction of dissatisfaction.Moreover, the evolution index of raw materials prices fell to 59.3 points in the third quarter. "This is the fourth consecutive decrease of the indicator, that is, the rate of growth of prices has been slowing since the fourth quarter of 2015. During the period, the index accumulated decrease of 9.9 points," said the organization.According to the confederation, the adjusted inventories and improvement, however small, of the indicators of the financial situation of firms are important because they increase the industry's recovery possibilities in the future.The survey also pointed out the main obstacles faced by companies in the third quarter. The high tax burden, with 43.7% of responses, ranked first. Then, with 41.8% of mentions, it appears inadequate domestic demand and, in third place with 27.9% of assinalacoes, entrepreneurs cited the high interest rate.In October, the prospects of the business over the next six months are less optimistic than in September. The demand expectation index fell 2.6 points compared to September and stood at 52.3 points. The shopping expectation indicator of inputs and raw materials fell to 49.7 points and exports fell to 50.8 points. "No more shopping increased expectation of raw materials or