Duke/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey

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

SpECIAL STUDY ON TERRORISM FOR WALL STREET JOURNAL

Press Release
(TERRORISM HAS SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON COST AND OPERATIONS OF TYPICAL FIRM )

Special Study

Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [pdf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location,etc.) [pdf file]

SEPTEMBER 2006 RESULTS

Press Release
(GLOBAL CFO SURVEY: OPTIMISM AT FIVE-YEAR LOW AS CFOS WORRY ABOUT WEAK CONSUMER DEMAND AND WAGE INFLATION; ONE-THIRD PREDICT RECESSION ) [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

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

The Wall Street Journal
Ahead of the Tape (by Justin Lahart)
September 15, 2006

The Wall Street Journal
Economic Fears After 9/11 Proved Mostly Unfounded
September 9, 2006

AFP
CFOs see softer US conditions, possible recession: survey
September 13, 2006

Associated Press
Optimism of U.S. corporate CFOs drops, survey says
September 13, 2006

BusinessWeek.com
The Gloomy Side of the Street
September 18, 2006

Christian Science Monitor
A Week's Worth
September 18, 2006

CFO.com
CFOs' Optimism at 5-Year Low
September 13, 2006

DPA - Deutsche Presse Agentur
Study: US executives fear economy slowdown
September 13, 2006

Dow Jones
CFOs Fret About US Economy, Weak Consumer Demand - Survey
September 13, 2006

Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)
Optimism of U.S. corporate CFOs drops, survey says
September 14, 2006

News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
CFOs' worry at five-year high
Almost half more pessimistic
September 14, 2006

Reuters
CFOs see 33 pct chance of US recession in 12 months-survey
September 13, 2006

Winston-Salem Journal (NC)
Survey finds most CFOs pessimistic about economy
September 14, 2006

WRAL LocalTechWire.com
Pessimism Grows: Many Corporate CFO’s Are Turning Sour On U.S. Economy
September 13, 2006