| On November 13, 2015 we asked our clients and colleagues to take a short survey about their business outlook. Here are the results of that survey. |
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| Which best describes any change to your business over the past 12 months: |
| Response Ratio |
| Significant improvement | 8.6% |
| Moderate improvement | 36.9% |
| No significant change | 32.6% |
| Moderate decline | 13.0% |
| Significant decline | 2.1% |
| No Responses | 6.5% |
| Total | 100% |
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| Which best describes any change you anticipate for your business for the next 12 months: |
| Response Ratio |
| Significant improvement | 13.0% |
| Moderate improvement | 45.6% |
| No significant change | 21.7% |
| Moderate decline | 8.6% |
| Significant decline | 2.1% |
| No Responses | 8.6% |
| Total | 100% |
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| Which best describes how your business would be impacted by an increase in interest rates? |
| Response Ratio |
| Significant decline | 0.0% |
| Moderate decline | 10.8% |
| Unclear | 67.3% |
| Moderate improvement | 10.8% |
| Significant improvement | 2.1% |
| No Responses | 8.6% |
| Total | 100% |
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| Which best describes how your business would be impacted by an increase of 10% or more in wages? |
| Response Ratio |
| Significant decline | 6.5% |
| Moderate decline | 28.2% |
| Unclear | 45.6% |
| Moderate improvement | 13.0% |
| Significant improvement | 0.0% |
| No Responses | 6.5% |
| Total | 100% |
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| Which best describes anticipated capital expenditures for the next year? |
| Response Ratio |
| Significant decline | 0.0% |
| Moderate decline | 13.0% |
| Unclear | 52.1% |
| Moderate improvement | 30.4% |
| Significant improvement | 0.0% |
| No Responses | 4.3% |
| Total | 100% |
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