| Special Question 10 | What will be your company's percentage change in earnings? | |||||
| In 1998 (compared to 1997) | In 1999 compared to 1998) | |||||
| Average | No Responding | Average | No Responding | |||
| By Revenues | $0-24 million | 13.92 | 37 | 30.14 | 39 | 25% |
| $25-99 million | 25.99 | 87 | 24.90 | 86 | ||
| $100-499 million | 29.36 | 89 | 15.33 | 88 | ||
| $500-999 million | 10.14 | 21 | 5.81 | 21 | 12% | |
| $1-4.9 billion | 12.49 | 45 | 13.24 | 44 | ||
| $5 billion and over | 10.13 | 8 | 6.19 | 8 | 6% | |
| NR | -31.33 | 3 | -1.67 | 3 | ||
| Average | 21.21 | 290 | 18.73 | 289 | ||
| 13.51 | 11.61 | |||||
| Average | No Responding | Average | No Responding | |||
| By Employees | Less than 100 | 18.41 | 33 | 25.79 | 31 | |
| 100-499 | 27.73 | 106 | 27.41 | 108 | ||
| 500-999 | 27.27 | 41 | 5.26 | 38 | ||
| 1000-2499 | 15.57 | 42 | 11.95 | 44 | ||
| 2500-4999 | 23.04 | 26 | 18.04 | 27 | ||
| 5,000-9,999 | 0.71 | 17 | 7.41 | 16 | ||
| Over 10,000 | 11.54 | 24 | 12.44 | 24 | ||
| NR | -56.00 | 1 | 25.00 | 1 | ||
| Average | 21.2 | 290 | 18.7 | 289 | ||
| Average | No Responding | Average | No Responding | |||
| By Industry | Retail & Wholesale | 19.85 | 46 | 19.07 | 44 | |
| Mining/Construction | 29.63 | 24 | 6.58 | 24 | ||
| Manufacturing | 19.67 | 109 | 14.86 | 110 | ||
| Transportation & Energy | 23.67 | 18 | 18.16 | 19 | ||
| Communications and Media | 26.00 | 11 | 13.40 | 10 | ||
| Tech (software/Biotech) | 19.00 | 22 | 61.58 | 23 | ||
| Bank/Finance/Insurance | 22.15 | 49 | 11.96 | 48 | ||
| NR | 15.23 | 11 | 28.45 | 11 | ||
| Average | 21.21 | 290 | 18.73 | 289 | ||
| Average | No Responding | Average | No Responding | |||
| By Ownership | Public | 16.50 | 111 | 22.65 | 115 | |
| Private | 23.99 | 177 | 16.61 | 172 | ||
| NR | 36.50 | 2 | -24.00 | 2 | ||
| Average | 21.21 | 290 | 18.73 | 289 | ||
| Average | No Responding | Average | No Responding | |||
| By Foreign Markets | 0% | 26.89 | 112 | 18.88 | 111 | |
| 1 - 24% | 19.89 | 134 | 19.45 | 136 | ||
| 25- - 49% | 2.47 | 30 | 15.17 | 27 | ||
| 50 - or more | 33.92 | 12 | 20.62 | 13 | ||
| NR | -3.50 | 2 | -2.00 | 2 | ||
| Average | 21.21 | 290 | 18.73 | 289 | ||
| Average | No Responding | Average | No Responding | |||
| By Hq. Location | Northeast | 28.94 | 65 | 15.93 | 68 | |
| Midwest | 18.07 | 100 | 8.87 | 102 | ||
| South Atlantic | 7.95 | 22 | 9.77 | 22 | ||
| Mountain | 26.44 | 27 | 36.81 | 26 | ||
| South Central | 16.28 | 32 | 20.59 | 29 | ||
| Pacific | 24.67 | 42 | 40.89 | 40 | ||
| NR | 8.50 | 2 | 11.00 | 2 | ||
| Average | 21.21 | 290 | 18.73 | 289 | ||