2017 4th Quarter International Trade Council Global Business Confidence Survey
The Global Business Confidence Survey is designed to take the pulse of companies and sectors and reports on the conditions for businesses like yours. It offers valuable insights into trends of US and global business confidence by surveying people from across a broad spectrum of industries. The survey draws information from a range of sectors about current and historical business growth trends, efficiency, employment, regulation and other conditions affecting industry. Key users of statistical data include government agencies, trade bodies, chambers of commerce and academic researchers. This survey report was produced by the International Trade Council (http://www.tradecouncil.org | http://www.itcapproved.org).
The Global Business Confidence Survey is designed to take the pulse of companies and sectors and reports on the conditions for businesses like yours. It offers valuable insights into trends of US and global business confidence by surveying people from across a broad spectrum of industries. The survey draws information from a range of sectors about current and historical business growth trends, efficiency, employment, regulation and other conditions affecting industry.
Key users of statistical data include government agencies, trade bodies, chambers of commerce and academic researchers. This survey report was produced by the International Trade Council (http://www.tradecouncil.org | http://www.itcapproved.org).
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GLOBAL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE REPORT<br />
4 th Qtr. <strong>2017</strong><br />
Respondent Demographics<br />
Between the last week of September and the first week of October, <strong>2017</strong>, a randomly selected group of 5,000 C-<br />
Level executives selected from different organizations across 113 countries were invited to participate in the<br />
<strong>Global</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Confidence</strong> <strong>Survey</strong>.<br />
The top 10 countries represented by response rate are as follows: United States of America (40.44%), Canada<br />
(9.59%), United Kingdom (8.35%), Australia (7.99%), India (4.03%), Jordan (3.97%), Romania (2.72%), Pakistan<br />
(2.61%), Nepal (2.25%) and Malaysia (1.95%).<br />
A total of 1,689 executives representing organizations in 72 countries successfully completed the survey.<br />
Aside from the top 10 countries detailed above, responses were also received from organizations in: Albania,<br />
Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, China (includes<br />
Hong Kong), Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Egypt,<br />
Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait,<br />
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru,<br />
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka,<br />
Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam & Zambia.<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Council</strong> www.tradecouncil.org Page 15
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