Manufacturing Barometer™

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PwC's Manufacturing Barometer is a quarterly survey of US-based executives in large, multinational industrial manufacturing businesses. The survey captures participants' assessments of the direction of the US and world economies and their company's performance and expectations in such areas as revenue growth, margins, inventory, and costs. Other sections explore plans for investment, mergers and acquisitions, and hiring, as well as potential barriers to growth and much more.

Special topic: Digital change and digital transformation

With the emergence of technologies (social media, cloud computing, mobile devices), the expectations of consumers, business customers, suppliers and employees continue to change. This impacts business models, customer strategies, and ongoing operations. This issue of Manufacturing Barometer reveals panelists' views on this digital transformation.

 

 

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Criteria:

Believe US economy is growing (most recent quarter) Optimistic about US economy next 12 months Believe world economy is growing (most recent quarter) Optimistic about world economy next 12 months Expect positive revenue growth for calendar year, own company Average % revenue growth expected for calendar year, own company Expect positive revenue growth for calendar year, industry Average % revenue growth expected for calendar year, industry International sales, most recent quarter Gross margin movement: Costs and prices movement: Inventory movement: Estimated level of current operating capacity Expect positive revenue growth for next 12 months, own company Average % revenue growth expected next 12 months, own company International sales, next 12 months Hiring plans, next 12 months: New workers as a % of workforce (composite) Types of employees to be hired, next 12 months: Percent planning major new investments, next 12 months New investments as a % of revenue Percent planning to increase operational spending, next 12 months: Expected barriers to growth, next 12 months: Plans for M&A and other business initiatives, next 12 months:

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