CFOs Optimistic on Economy and Company Prospects

In a national survey of chief financial officers and senior comptrollers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International, one of the six global accounting, tax and business advisory organizations, 64 percent believe that the U.S. economy will improve or remain the same for the remainder of 2007, and 88 percent expect their company’s financial prospects to improve or remain the same.

For the remainder of 2007, do you expect the U.S. economy to:

 

Improve

10.41 %

Remain the same

53.39 %

Worsen

36.20 %

 

For the remainder of 2007, do you expect that your company’s financial prospects will:

 

Improve

40.72 %

Remain the same

47.51 %

Worsen

11.76 %

 

For the remainder of 2007, do you expect that prices or fees charged by your company will:

 

Increase

20.81 %

Remain the same

71.04 %

Decrease

8.14 %

 

For the remainder of 2007, do you expect your headcount to:

 

Increase

34.39 %

Remain the same

44.80 %

Decrease

20.36 %

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