The Duke/CFO Business Outlook survey is conducted quarterly. The survey polls CFOs of both public and private companies around the globe.

November 2006 RESULTS

Press Release
(SURVEY: CFOS REMAIN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT U.S. ECONOMY; PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS ARE SQUEEZING OUT CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS ) [pdf format]

Results Weighted by Sales Revenue and Number of Employees
Tables of Key Numbers [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Europe) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Asia) [pdf file]

Equally Weighted Results
United States Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location,etc.) [zip file]
Europe Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location, etc.) [zip file]
Asia Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location, etc.) [zip file]

Actual Survey Questions

 

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Survey Director, John Graham, Finance Professor, Duke University

CNBC - Closing Bell
John Graham
November 29, 2006

Bloomberg TV
John Graham
November 3, 2006

North Carolina News Radio
Don Durfee
September 13, 2006

BBC TV Asia Business Report (broadcast from Singapore)
September 14, 2006

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September 2006 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

June 2006 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

USA Today
Economists Worry as Businesses Tighten Spending
February 27, 2007

Associated Press
Survey: CFOs remain pessimistic about U.S. economy
November 29, 2006

Reuters
CFOs worried over rising takeover prices-survey
November 29, 2006

Investor’s Business Daily
November 30, 2006
CFOs are less pessimistic in Q4

Raleigh News & Observer
November 30, 2006
CFOs in poll are downbeat

Triangle Business Journal
November 30, 2006
Survey: CFOs slightly more optimistic about economy

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