(29/2008)

We are pleased to provide you with the 3Q 2008 results of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Manufacturing Barometer, a quarterly survey of senior executives from large, multinational manufacturing companies.
Highlights from this quarter’s report include:

  • Optimism about 12-month outlook for the US economy, already at the lowest level since surveying began in 3Q-2003, has dropped even further to just 6 percent
  • Executives continue to lower year-ahead revenue projections
  • While current growth in sales from abroad is slowing, projections for the next year are down only slightly from previous quarters
  • Plans for major new investments of capital over the next 12 months have dropped to well below last year’s level
  • Concern about lack of demand is the chief potential barrier to future growth
  • Nearly two-thirds of senior executives cite concern about decreasing profitability
  • Only 12 percent of respondents plan net new hiring, while 40 percent will be reducing their workforce

You will find the above results and more in this latest edition of the Manufacturing Barometer, a unique outlook on the manufacturing sector as seen through the eyes of your peers.

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