September 2008 Economic Snapshot Survey - InfoComm

Exhibit B11: Confidence Metrics by Segment
Confidence in the White House on business issues
High Moderate Low
No
opinion/
response
Average
score
Overall 14.9% 14.4% 59.5% 11.3% 2.1
Systems Integrator 12.9% 17.7% 58.1% 11.3% 2.2
Company
type
Rental and Staging 20.0% 12.5% 52.5% 15.0% 2.2
Ind. Design Consultant 17.1% 17.1% 60.0% 5.7% 2.0
Manufacturer/Rep/Dealer/Dist. 10.2% 12.2% 63.3% 14.3% 1.9
Ind. Programmer/Multimedia Prof. 19.4% 9.7% 61.3% 9.7% 2.2
Up to $2 million 21.5% 10.1% 55.7% 12.7% 2.2
$2.1–$5 million 6.3% 21.9% 71.9% 0.0% 1.8
Company size
$5.1–$10 million 4.3% 30.4% 65.2% 0.0% 2.0
$10.1–$25 million 15.8% 13.2% 63.2% 7.9% 2.1
$25+ million 10.0% 10.0% 63.3% 16.7% 1.8
Northeast 8.7% 10.9% 65.2% 15.2% 1.9
Location
(U.S. only)
South Atlantic 29.3% 14.6% 51.2% 4.9% 2.4
South Central 17.9% 17.9% 57.1% 7.1% 2.3
North Central 3.6% 21.4% 71.4% 3.6% 1.9
Mountain/Pacific 21.6% 11.8% 64.7% 2.0% 2.1
Perceived
company
position
Perceived
performance,
past six
months
Better 15.4% 16.3% 53.7% 14.6% 2.2
Same 14.3% 14.3% 62.9% 8.6% 2.1
Worse 14.3% 7.1% 78.6% 0.0% 1.7
Strong 19.1% 17.0% 57.4% 6.4% 2.2
Good 15.7% 12.4% 50.6% 21.3% 2.2
Fair 9.4% 17.2% 68.8% 4.7% 1.9
Weak 19.0% 9.5% 71.4% 0.0% 1.9
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