Duke/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey

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

Named by International Strategy and Investment (ISI) as one of the 15 most important leading economic indicators.

March 2012 RESULTS

64 Consecutive Quarters!

Press Releases
(GLOBAL CFO SURVEY: OPTIMISM REBOUNDS, EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK STRENGTHENS IN U.S.) [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

Optimism

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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

MSNBC
March 8
Upbeat Finance Execs Plan to Boost Hiring This Year

Associated Press Radio
March 8
Interview with John Graham

National Public Radio: All Things Considered
March 8
Interview with Kate O’Sullivan

Fox Business News
March 8
Interview with John Graham

WUNC FM Radio
March 8
Interview with John Graham

WRAL TV, Raleigh, NC
March 8
Study: Business Executives More Confident About the Economy

December 2011 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

The Wall Street Journal
April 9
For Big Companies, Life is Good
Also appeared in The Wall Street Journal Deutschland and The Wall Street Journal China

CFO Magazine
March 6
For CFOs, Happy Days Are Here Again

Associated Press
March 7
Hiring Grows as Companies Hit Limits With Workers

Also carried by
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Shreveport Times
Times Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
San Jose Mercury News
Boston Globe
Seattle Times
Arizona Star
The Oklahoman
Lompoc (CA) Record
Chico (CA) Enterprise Record
Tampa Bay Times
World Money Newsletter
Contra Costa Times
The Tennesseean
Florida Today
One News Page
Indianapolis Star
FinanceRoom.net
Courier Journal (Louisville)
ABCNews.com
WTHR TV (Indianapolis)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fremont (CA) Tribune
HotPoliticians.com
Daily Bulletin (CA)
Press Telegram (Long Beach)
Journal Record (Tulsa)
Bellingham (WA) Herald
News Press (MO)

Wall Street Journal Blog
March 7
CFOs Expect to Boost Hiring

Wall Street Journal Blog
March 8
CFO Optimism on the Rise

Wall Street Journal Blog
March 8
A Dose of Optimism from CFOs

Austin Business Journal
March 7
CFOs See Increase in Hiring

Also carried by
Nashville Business Journal

Triangle Business Journal
March 7
Duke Survey: CFOs More Optimistic

Bloomberg News
March 7
Finance Chiefs See Pickup in U.S. Hiring

Also carried by
San Francisco Chronicle
Daily Financial News
LoanInsurances.com
WorldsLuxuryGuide.com
MoneyRepair.net
PR Newswire
Muckrack.com
Trader Bill’s Financial Markets Blog
The Randle Report
ConsciousEvolution.tv
Roseland (NJ) News
Law.com
DailyBusinessReview.com
MooreCapital.com
FuturesCorner.com
Pentelikonews.com
Garypedia.com

Bloomberg News
March 7
Employment Growth

FINS
March 8
CFOs Expect Hiring to Drive Employment Below 8 Percent

Business Insider
March 7
Duke University/CFO Survey: Cautiously Optimistic Recommended

The Tennesseean
March 8
Hiring Grows as Companies Hit Limits with Workers

The Fiscal Times Blog
March 7
CFOs Expect Hiring Surge

World News
March 7
Finance Chiefs See Pickup in US Hiring as Confidence in Economy Improves