The only CEO economic sentiment indicator to span the globe on a quarterly basis.
YPO Global Pulse offers unique insights into the global economy from YPO’s network of 19,000 CEOs in 110 countries, representing a broad range of business sizes and sectors. A third of YPO members are entrepreneurs, a third run family businesses, and the rest are professional (hired) executives.
Each quarter, YPO members provide their perspectives on the overall economic climate as well as changes and expected changes in sales, employee counts and fixed investment. Here you can see their views, read select media coverage on the YPO Global Pulse and more.
April 2012 YPO Confidence Index by Area
Economic confidence amongst YPO members continued to climb over the last quarter on the back of rising sales forecasts in several regions. Hiring and fixed investment expectations rose mostly in the United States and Middle East/North Africa. Refer to the charts below for regional variations.
The YPO Global Pulse Index increased 2.6 points to 63.8 in the first quarter, buoyed mainly by the United States, Latin America and Middle East/North Africa, which rebounded to pre-Arab Spring levels. European Union confidence was the lowest in the world again, and Asia’s confidence lagged the global sample for the second quarter in a row, due mainly to a slight cooling of fixed investment and hiring expectations.
Select regions to view trend lines.
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Data for future quarters will be announced in August 2012, November 2012 and February 2013.