September 2008 Economic Snapshot Survey - InfoComm

Exhibit B9: Lending Climate Impact by Segment
How has the current lending climate affected your business?
Benefit
No or
minor
impact
Harmed
No
response
Average
score
Overall 13.1% 64.9% 18.9% 3.2% 2.9
Systems Integrator 21.0% 62.9% 12.9% 3.2% 3.1
Company
type
Rental and Staging 10.0% 70.0% 17.5% 2.5% 3.0
Ind. Design Consultant 20.0% 62.9% 17.1% 0.0% 3.1
Manufacturer/Rep/Dealer/Dist. 6.1% 67.3% 20.4% 6.1% 2.8
Ind. Programmer/Multimedia Prof. 6.5% 58.1% 32.3% 3.2% 2.7
Up to $2 million 10.1% 64.6% 25.3% 0.0% 2.9
$2.1–$5 million 12.5% 56.3% 31.3% 0.0% 2.8
Company size
$5.1–$10 million 26.1% 60.9% 13.0% 0.0% 3.1
$10.1–$25 million 10.5% 76.3% 10.5% 2.6% 3.0
$25+ million 10.0% 76.7% 13.3% 0.0% 3.2
Northeast 13.0% 67.4% 13.0% 6.5% 3.0
Location
(U.S. only)
South Atlantic 12.2% 65.9% 22.0% 0.0% 2.9
South Central 7.1% 75.0% 10.7% 7.1% 3.0
North Central 3.6% 82.1% 14.3% 0.0% 2.9
Mountain/Pacific 19.6% 47.1% 33.3% 0.0% 2.8
Perceived
company
position
Better 17.9% 66.7% 10.6% 4.9% 3.1
Same 7.1% 68.6% 22.9% 1.4% 2.8
Worse 7.1% 46.4% 46.4% 0.0% 2.5
Strong 21.3% 70.2% 8.5% 0.0% 3.2
Perceived
performance,
Good 14.6% 67.4% 11.2% 6.7% 3.0
past six
months
Fair 7.8% 62.5% 28.1% 1.6% 2.8
Weak 4.8% 47.6% 47.6% 0.0% 2.4
“Average score” based upon a 1 to 5 scale where 1 = “significantly harmed” and 5 = “significantly benefitted.” No
response values are omitted from average score calculations.
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