Seventy percent of the respondents noted their number of facilities did not change over the previous 12 months. This suggests that companies may have awaited the results of the U.S. election. This is not unusual, as any election year poses unknowns for regulation and policies. However, specific discussions of trade, tariffs, and reshoring would make any wise corporate investor hold his/her decision.
![Seventy percent of the respondents noted their number of facilities did not change over the previous 12 months](https://cdn2.areadevelopment.com/static_images/article/Q1-2017/Survey/Corporate/figure7.png)
![Only 20 percent of the total respondents noted that they currently have a foreign presence or facilities; only 9 percent of the total respondents noted plans to expand existing foreign facilities; and only 12 percent expect to open new foreign facilities.](https://cdn2.areadevelopment.com/static_images/article/Q1-2017/Survey/Corporate/figure14.png)