| Special Question 14 | Rank 3 industries (worst) for their 1988 earnings prospects: 1 | ||||||||||
| Auto/ Transp | Chemicals | Comp/ Hi-tech | Food/ Tobacco | Pharm | Telecomm. | Bank/ Finance | Utilities | Restaurant/ Lodging/Enter. | Non-response | ||
| By Revenues | $0-24 million | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| $25-99 million | 33 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |
| $100-499 million | 14 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| $500-999 million | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| $1-4.9 billion | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| $5 billion and over | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| NR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 9 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 16 | 29 | 37 | |
| By Employees | Less than 100 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 100-499 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 500-999 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1000-2499 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2500-4999 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5,000-9,999 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Over 10000 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| NR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 9 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 16 | 29 | 37 | |
| By Industry | Retail & Wholesale | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Mining/Construction | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
| Transportation & Energy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Communications and Media | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tech (software/Biotech) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Bank/Finance/Insurance | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| NR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 9 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 16 | 29 | 37 | |
| By Ownership | Public | 32 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 14 |
| Private | 39 | 27 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 23 | |
| NR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 9 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 16 | 29 | 37 | |
| By Foreign Markets | 0% | 16 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 1 - 24% | 40 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 1 | - | 22 | 9 | 15 | 14 | |
| 25- - 49% | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 50 - or more | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| NR | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 9 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 16 | 29 | 37 | |
| By Hq. Location | Northeast | 20 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Midwest | 28 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| South Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mountain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| South Central | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Pacific | 8 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| NR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 9 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 16 | 29 | 37 | |
| Special Question 14 | Rank 3 industries (worst) for their 1988 earnings prospects: 2 | ||||||||||
| Auto/ Transp | Chemicals | Comp/ Hi-tech | Food/ Tobacco | Pharm | Telecomm. | Bank/ Finance | Utilities | Restaurant/ Lodging/Enter. | Non-response | ||
| By Revenues | $0-24 million | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| $25-99 million | 9 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| $100-499 million | 15 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
| $500-999 million | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| $1-4.9 billion | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | |
| $5 billion and over | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| NR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 44 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 45 | 47 | 38 | |
| By Employees | Less than 100 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 100-499 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 12 | |
| 500-999 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1000-2499 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2500-4999 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5,000-9,999 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Over 10000 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| NR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 44 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 45 | 47 | 38 | |
| By Industry | Retail & Wholesale | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Mining/Construction | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | |
| Transportation & Energy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Communications and Media | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tech (software/Biotech) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Bank/Finance/Insurance | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | |
| NR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 44 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 45 | 47 | 38 | |
| By Ownership | Public | 13 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 14 |
| Private | 23 | 26 | 4 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 24 | |
| NR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 44 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 45 | 47 | 38 | |
| By Foreign Markets | 0% | 12 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| 1 - 24% | 20 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 14 | |
| 25- - 49% | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 50 - or more | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| NR | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Total | 37 | 44 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 45 | 47 | 38 | |
| By Hq. Location | Northeast | 9 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
| Midwest | 17 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| South Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Mountain | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| South Central | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| Pacific | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| NR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 44 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 45 | 47 | 38 | |
| Special Question 14 | Rank 3 industries (worst) for their 1988 earnings prospects: 3 | ||||||||||
| Auto/ Transp | Chemicals | Comp/ Hi-tech | Food/ Tobacco | Pharm | Telecomm. | Bank/ Finance | Utilities | Restaurant/ Lodging/Enter. | Non-response | ||
| By Revenues | $0-24 million | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| $25-99 million | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| $100-499 million | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 9 | |
| $500-999 million | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| $1-4.9 billion | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
| $5 billion and over | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| NR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 45 | |
| By Employees | Less than 100 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 100-499 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 500-999 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
| 1000-2499 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2500-4999 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5,000-9,999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Over 10000 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| NR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 45 | |
| By Industry | Retail & Wholesale | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Mining/Construction | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 16 | |
| Transportation & Energy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Communications and Media | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Tech (software/Biotech) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| Bank/Finance/Insurance | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| NR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 45 | |
| By Ownership | Public | 16 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 17 |
| Private | 32 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 28 | |
| NR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 45 | |
| By Foreign Markets | 0% | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| 1 - 24% | 22 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 33 | 17 | |
| 25- - 49% | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | |
| 50 - or more | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| NR | 0 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 45 | |
| By Hq. Location | Northeast | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 14 |
| Midwest | 15 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 14 | |
| South Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Mountain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| South Central | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| Pacific | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| NR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 45 |