The Duke/CFO Business Outlook survey is conducted quarterly. The survey polls CFOs of both public and private companies around the globe.

DECEMBER 2011 RESULTS

63 Consecutive Quarters!

Press Releases
(GLOBAL CFO SURVEY: U.S. OUTLOOK IMPROVES, THOUGH RECESSION RISK STILL ACUTE) [pdf format]

Summary of Key Results
Tables of Key Numbers (US) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Europe) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Asia) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Asia - No China) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (China) [pdf file]

Optimism Index


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 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 [html file]

 

 

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Survey Director, John Graham, Finance Professor, Duke University

John Graham on Fox Business News
Fox Business News

Interview with Professor John Graham
December 15
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December 2011 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

WallStreetJournal.com
FINS: CFOs Project More Hiring In US Next Year - Survey
December 15

Wall Street Pit
What About Our Economy?
December 16
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Triangle Business Journal
Survey: CFOs Beef Up Hiring but Still Worried About Possible Recession
December 15

Wall Street Cheat Sheet
CFOs Are Improving Their Outlooks, But Still Cautious
December 16

CFO Innovation Asia
Recession Risk Still Acute, Finds CFO Survey
December 16

North Carolina News Network
Duke/CFO Survey Finds Optimism But Still Some Doubt
December 16

Forbes.com
Expect More Layoffs in Finance Next Year
December 16

FinancialSense.com
Changing Horses in Midstream?
January 3

FinancieelManagement.com (Netherlands)
European CFOs are Pessimistic, Sentiment Dropped for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter
December 20

Durham Herald Sun
Top 10 stories of 2011: Economic woes persist even with local business growth
December 24

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