The Duke/CFO Business Outlook survey is conducted quarterly. The survey polls CFOs of both public and private companies around the globe.
Be sure to check this site for fourth-quarter survey results on December 10.

SEPTEMBER 2008 RESULTS

50 Consecutive Quarters!

Press Release
(CFO SURVEY: ECONOMY WILL REMAIN SLUGGISH IN 2008 WITH LAYOFFS AND MEAGER CAPITAL SPENDING EXPECTED; RECOVERY TO BEGIN BY SUMMER 2009) [pdf format]

Summary of Key Results
Tables of Key Numbers (US) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Europe) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Asia not including China) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (China) [pdf file]

Optimism Diffusion Index


Detailed 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 (not including China) Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location, etc.) [zip file]
China Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location, etc.) [zip file]

 

Actual Survey Questions

United States [html file]
Europe [html file]
Asia (not including China) [html file]
China [html file]

Analysis Using Aggregated Survey Response Data

Industry Analysis

 

 

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Survey Director, John Graham, Finance Professor, Duke University

From Reuters NewsWire
September 10
CFOs More Optimistic About U.S. Economy: Survey
WCQS (Asheville, NC)
WXEL (South Florida)
KETR (Texas A&M)
KRCL (Salt Lake City)
KUNI (University of Northern Iowa)
KNBA (Anchorage)
KRWG (New Mexico State University)
WNCW (Charlotte)
WAPS (Akron)
KWGS (Tulsa)
WUTC (Chattanooga)
WCBE (Central Ohio)
WNIJ (New Jersey)
KIOS (Omaha)
WOSU (Columbus)
WUSF (Tampa)

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September 2008 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

NY Times.com
September 10
CFOs More Optimistic About US Economy: Survey

Financial Times
September 11
Europe's CFOs are Glooomier than US Rivals

FoxBusiness.com
September 11
Study: CFOs More Optimistic About US Economy

CFO Magazine
September 10
Feeling for the Bottom

Dow Jones Wire
September 10
Survey: US Executives Cut Jobs, Spending; But are Less Pessimistic
Also published on:
Lloyds.com

Reuters News Wire
September 10
CFOs More Optimistic About U.S. Economy: Survey
Also published by:
CNBC.com
EarthTimes
YahooNews
ITBusinessNet.com
TheUSDaily.com
WashingtonPost.com
MSN MoneyCentral
Comcast.net
CondeNastPortfolio.com
PublicBroadcasting.net
MoneyNews.com
Beurs News (The Netherlands)
MorningStar.com

Westwood One News Wire
September 10
Poll: CFOs Slightly More Optimistic About Economy

Raleigh News & Observer
September 10
CFOs See Light on Horizon

Durham Herald Sun
September 10
CFOs in Duke-led Survey Back Fannie/Freddie Bailout

247WallStreet.com
September 10
The US Economy: Sunny Days Ahead

AxcessNews.com
September 11
CFOs Optimistic on US Economy, Survey Shows

iStockAnalyst.com
September 11
CFOs in Duke-Led Survey Back Fannie/Freddie Bailout

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