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.

DECEMBER 2007 RESULTS

47 Consecutive Quarters!

Press Release
(Global CFO Survey: Executive optimism hits new low, credit markets a major concern) [pdf format]

Summary of Key Results
Tables of Key Numbers [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]

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 file] 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]

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Survey Director, John Graham, Finance Professor, Duke University

CNBC - Closing Bell
John Graham
December 5, 2007

WRAL-TV
Bah, Humbug: Chief Financial Officers Give Collective Thumbs Down to Economy
December 5, 2007

December 2007 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

The Wall Street Journal
Surging Exports Lighten the Gloom
March 24

New York Times
Pessimism is Growing in Executive Suites
December 6, 2007

New York Times (web site)
One Way to Pay the Mortgage
December 5

Wall Street Journal
China is Ripe to See M&As
December 6, 2007

Wall Street Journal (web site)
CFOs See Glass Half-Empty
December 5, 2007

Financial Times (web site)
Survey Finds CFOs are Gloomy About Economy
December 5, 2007

USA Today
In a Terrible Bind? Tapping Your 401(k) May Not Be Smart
December 11, 2007

Economist (web site)
Doom and Gloom
December 11, 2007

Chicago Tribune
CFOs’ Outlook Worst Since Last Recession
December 6, 2007

Barron's
Dropping the Bomb
December 10, 2007

Bloomberg News
Bernanke May Risk 'Fool in the Shower' Label for Economy
December 10, 2007

CFO Magazine (web site)
CFOs’ Optimism Slumps to Record Low
December 6, 2007

Raleigh News & Observer
CFOs Are Feeling Gloomy
December 6, 2007

Also published in:
Black Enterprise (web site)
December 6, 2007

Modern Distribution Management
Survey: CFOs Pessimistic Over U.S. Economy
December 6, 2007

Monitor Magazine (web site)
Survey: CFO Optimism Hits New Low, Credit Markets a Major Concern
December 6, 2007

North Carolina News Network
CFOs Worry About Coal in Their Stockings
December 6, 2007

Charlotte Observer
Duke Survey: CFOs Pessimistic About Economy
December 6, 2007

Salt Lake Tribune
Top Worry: Health Costs
December 7, 2007