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.

MARCH 2007 RESULTS

Press Release
(SURVEY: CFO OUTLOOK IMPROVES; CAPITAL SPENDING, HIRING EXPECTED TO INCREASE, EARNINGS TO SLOW) [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

United States [html file]
Europe [html file]
Asia [html file]

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Survey Director, John Graham, Finance Professor, Duke University

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John Graham
March 7, 2007

March 2007 Podcast
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Wall Street Journal
Sunny CEO, gloomy CFO a smart mix
March 8, 2007

Financial Times
Finance chiefs bemoan CEO optimism
March 8, 2007

Associated Press
Survey: Optimism of U.S. corporate CFOs rises
March 7, 2007

Bloomberg News
Growth in U.S. to firm through 2007, economists say
March 8, 2007

Reuters Newswire
U.S. CFOs more optimistic about economy-survey
March 7, 2007

Columbus Dispatch
More hirings, mergers expected, CFO survey says
March 8, 2007

Syracuse Post-Standard
CFOs expect an increase in hiring and in mergers
March 8, 2007

SmartPros.com
CFOs express concerns: labor, health costs
March 8

Winston-Salem Journal
Top CFOs predict more hiring but worry about rising costs
March 8, 2007

Baltimore Sun
CFOs see rise in costs, hiring, survey shows
March 7, 2007

TheStreet.com
Stocks’ yin to bonds’ yang
March 7, 2007

Accountancy Age
CFOs suffering because of CEO optimism
March 8, 2007

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