23rd Annual Corporate Survey
Dec/Jan 09

According to the third quarter edition of PricewaterhouseCoopers Manufacturing Barometer, two-thirds of U.S.-based industrial manufacturers are, in fact, pessimistic about the U.S. economy over the coming year. They are scaling back growth projections for their companies' revenue, estimating a 2.8 percent average revenue growth rate in the third quarter - down from the 3.7 percent revenue growth rate predicted the previous quarter.
A report by the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI piles on more bad news. That group predicts growth in manufacturing production will decline by 1.4 percent this year, following low growth of 1.7 percent in 2007. This will be followed by a steep 4.2 percent drop in growth in 2009, as companies scale back. U.S. demand for goods is down as consumers' wealth has decreased due to declining home values and shrinking nest eggs. And many who still have jobs are not sure for how long, with companies announcing plant closures and layoffs almost daily. In fact, U.S. demand posted its first annual contraction in 17 years - a 1.8 percent decline - according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Since corporate decisions to expand and open new facilities are generally based on heightened consumer demand, we should expect the results of our 2008 Corporate Survey to reflect the current economic slowdown. However, readers should note that this survey was conducted in August 2008, with most of the responses received early to mid-September, thus not reflecting the events taking place in the financial markets and other industries during the year's final quarter. Let's examine the Corporate Survey results.
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