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

DECEMBER 2009 RESULTS

55 Consecutive Quarters!

Press Release
(CFO SURVEY: JOBS OUTLOOK BLEAK AND CREDIT TIGHT, BUT OPTIMISM IMPROVES) [pdf format]
(CREDIT ANALYSIS: TIGHT CREDIT MARKETS DAMPENING LONG-TERM GROWTH) [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 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 and China [html file]

 

 

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Survey Director, John Graham, Finance Professor, Duke University

WUNC-FM (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Interview with Professor John Graham
January 1, 2010

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Decenber 2009 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

Chicago Tribune
CFOs Foresee Little Improvement in Employment
December 26

London Free Press
Deep layoffs to stifle profits, recovery in 2010
January 4, 2010
Also published in The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie), Toronto Sun, Canoe Money (Canada)

The Motley Fool
7 Stocks from This Year’s Leading Sector
December 31

Wall Street Journal
Oracle Stands to Gain if Businesses Spend
December 17

WRAL –TV (Raleigh)
Out of Work? New Duke-CFO Survey Offers Little Hope for Job Seekers
December 17

Motivaction.com
CFO Top Concerns Include Employee Morale
December 18

Odesk.com
Unemployment Will Stay High in U.S. and Outsourcing Will Increase, CFOs Say 
December 16

Dow Jones Newswire
Survey: CFOs Expect More Job Cuts Despite Stabilization
December 16

BusinessWeek
CFOs Gloomy About 2010, Survey Finds
December 16

MSN.com
Duke/CFO Survey Offers Bleak Jobs Outlook
December 16

CFO Magazine
Baby Steps
December 16

Triangle Business Journal
Duke/CFO Survey Offers Bleak Jobs Outlook
December 16

Raleigh News & Observer
CFOs Predict Bleak Employment Outlook for 2010
December 16

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