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 />
Low Mid-Low Medium Mid-High High<br />
Media 17.65% 29.41% 17.65% 11.76% 23.53%<br />
Medical 37.31% 22.39% 16.42% 16.42% 7.46%<br />
Metal Products 13.04% 26.09% 34.78% 17.39% 8.70%<br />
Mining and Minerals 0% 25% 25% 0% 50%<br />
Other 23.98% 19.92% 25.20% 13.82% 17.07%<br />
Paper and Allied Industry 25% 12.50% 37.50% 25% 0%<br />
Petroleum and Coal 7.14% 35.71% 28.57% 21.43% 7.14%<br />
Printing 17.86% 25% 25% 28.57% 3.57%<br />
Publishing 30% 30% 20% 20% 0%<br />
Quality Inspection / Control 66.67% 0% 33.33% 0% 0%<br />
Real Estate 25% 29.17% 18.75% 16.67% 10.42%<br />
Renewable Energy 13.04% 8.70% 39.13% 13.04% 26.09%<br />
Retail - Mixed 19.51% 31.71% 31.71% 7.32% 9.76%<br />
Rubber & Related Products 15.79% 31.58% 15.79% 21.05% 15.79%<br />
Security 27.78% 33.33% 22.22% 16.67% 0%<br />
Social Welfare 28.57% 21.43% 28.57% 14.29% 7.14%<br />
Stone, Clay & Glass Products 66.67% 33.33% 0% 0% 0%<br />
Telecommunications 50% 12.50% 25% 12.50% 0%<br />
Textiles 8.33% 33.33% 25% 25% 8.33%<br />
Tobacco 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%<br />
Translation & Localization 60% 40% 0% 0% 0%<br />
Transportation 20.63% 20.63% 28.57% 23.81% 6.35%<br />
Wholesale - Mixed 12.90% 25.81% 22.58% 29.03% 9.68%<br />
"Better implementation and monitoring of NEMA regulations will ensure that environmental experts are sought<br />
after to offer more environmental impact assessment and environmental audit jobs. This will bring in more jobs<br />
for the industry players thus improving performance."<br />
- Respondent from Kenya<br />
"Climate change is effecting the trekking and tourism business in Nepal which occupies a very large percentage of<br />
the countries entire revenue."<br />
- Respondent from Nepal<br />
"Changing environmental laws are affecting the landscape architecture business."<br />
- Respondent from the United States of America<br />
"Rule 201 will hurt domestic solar. I would like to see federal emphasis put on renewable energy development.<br />
Cost of energy should have environmental impact cost factored in with carbon credits. Energy sources such as<br />
coal need to factor in the environmental cost of strip mining (i.e. destroying drinking water). We need our<br />
government to support renewable energy over fossil fuel like countries such as Germany have."<br />
- Respondent from the United States of America<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Council</strong> www.tradecouncil.org Page 57
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