September 2008 Economic Snapshot Survey - InfoComm

Exhibit B11: Confidence Metrics by Segment
Confidence in the U.S. Congress on business issues
High Moderate Low
No
opinion/
response
Average
score
Overall 1.4% 12.2% 75.2% 11.3% 1.7
Systems Integrator 1.6% 11.3% 79.0% 8.1% 1.7
Company
type
Rental and Staging 0.0% 20.0% 65.0% 15.0% 1.8
Ind. Design Consultant 0.0% 8.6% 80.0% 11.4% 1.7
Manufacturer/Rep/Dealer/Dist. 2.0% 16.3% 67.3% 14.3% 1.8
Ind. Programmer/Multimedia Prof. 3.2% 3.2% 83.9% 9.7% 1.6
Up to $2 million 1.3% 12.7% 73.4% 12.7% 1.7
$2.1–$5 million 3.1% 9.4% 81.3% 6.3% 1.7
Company size
$5.1–$10 million 0.0% 8.7% 91.3% 0.0% 1.7
$10.1–$25 million 0.0% 15.8% 78.9% 5.3% 1.7
$25+ million 3.3% 13.3% 70.0% 13.3% 1.8
Northeast 2.2% 8.7% 73.9% 15.2% 1.7
Location
(U.S. only)
South Atlantic 0.0% 19.5% 80.5% 0.0% 1.7
South Central 0.0% 21.4% 71.4% 7.1% 2.0
North Central 0.0% 14.3% 82.1% 3.6% 1.7
Mountain/Pacific 3.9% 3.9% 86.3% 5.9% 1.5
Perceived
company
position
Better 0.8% 10.6% 72.4% 16.3% 1.7
Same 1.4% 17.1% 74.3% 7.1% 1.8
Worse 3.6% 7.1% 89.3% 0.0% 1.7
Strong 2.1% 17.0% 74.5% 6.4% 1.8
Perceived
performance,
Good 1.1% 9.0% 69.7% 20.2% 1.7
past six
months
Fair 1.6% 14.1% 78.1% 6.3% 1.8
Weak 0.0% 9.5% 90.5% 0.0% 1.6
“Average score” is based upon a 1 to 5 scale where 1 = “low confidence” and 5 = “high confidence.” No response
and no opinion values are omitted from average score calculations.
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