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Published by: ChangeWave
Published: Sep. 24, 2007 - 20 Pages
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Summary of Key Findings
- The Findings
- Chart One: 3Q 2007 Sales Results
- Chart Two: Last 17 Surveys Comparison
- What's in the Pipeline
- Chart Three: 4Q 2007 Projected Sales Pipeline
- Chart Four: Overall Sales Pipeline Projections - A Comparison
- Current Willingness of Customers to Buy Products
- Chart Five: Willingness of Customers to Spend Money
- Chart Six: Willingness to Spend - A Comparison
- Inflationary Pressures
- Chart Seven: Price Pressures in the Current Marketplace
- Capital Spending Growth Rate
- Chart Eight: Overall 3Q Capital Budgets - A Comparison
- 3rd Quarter Cancelled Orders
- Chart Nine: 3Q 2007 Cancelled Orders
- Chart Ten: 3Q 2007 Cancelled Orders - A Comparison
- Survey Methodology
- Additional Findings and Highlights
- A Look at Leading and Lagging Sectors
- Leading Sector - Computer Hardware and Networking
- Lagging Sector - Natural Gas & Oil
- Company Sales for Final 2 Weeks of 3rd Quarter
- Chart Eleven: Company Sales for Final 2 Weeks of 3rd Quarter
- Chart Twelve: Company Sales - A Comparison
- Hiring Trends in the 3rd Quarter
- Chart Thirteen: 3Q 2007 Hiring Trends - A Comparison
- Layoff Trends in the 3rd Quarter
- Chart Fourteen: 3Q 2007 Layoff Trends - A Comparison
- Product Inventories for the 3rd Quarter
- Chart Fifteen: Product Inventories during the 3rd Quarter
- Chart Sixteen: Product Inventories - A Comparison
- Backlog of Orders for the 3rd Quarter
- Chart Seventeen: Backlog of Orders for the 3rd Quarter
- Chart Eighteen: Backlog of Orders - A Comparison
- ChangeWave Research Methodology
- About ChangeWave Research
AbstractThe latest ChangeWave Alliance quarterly sales survey, conducted August 27 - September 5, 2007, shows a slight reduction in corporate sales growth for the 3rd Quarter, coupled with a dip in capital spending and somewhat tighter visibility going forward. Nonetheless, there are no signs of a recession in the current results. A total of 3,505 Alliance members participated in the survey.
Key Questions Answered in this Report:
- How are companies doing with regard to meeting sales plans for the 3rd and 4th quarters?
- Are inflationary pressures easing up somewhat in the current quarter?
- Has there been an increase in the number of cancelled orders in the current quarter?
- Are companies meeting their sales plan revenue objectives in the current quarter?
- Has the number of new hires increased since last quarter?
- Has the number of layoffs increased in the 3rd quarter compared to the 2nd quarter?
- Have product inventories increased or decreased in the 3rd quarter?
Top Reasons to Purchase this Report:
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Find out if companies will be above plan for the 3rd quarter
- Identify trends in the labor market
- Find out how willing customers are to spend money compared to this time last year
- Uncover the impact of inflationary pressures
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