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The only CEO economic sentiment indicator that spans the globe on a quarterly basis, the YPO Global Pulse offers unique insights into the global economy from YPO’s network of 17,000 CEOs in more than 100 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. Together, they directly employ more than 15 million people and oversee US$5.4 trillion in annual sales.

Each quarter, YPO members provide their valuable 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, sign up for an RSS feed that alerts you each time new findings are available, read select media coverage on the YPO Global Pulse, and more.

YPO Confidence Index by Area
Confidence Index
The YPO Confidence Index from the July 2010 survey fell 2.2 points to 59.8, down from 62.0 in April. Regions with the most significant declines were the European Union, the United States and Australasia. Asia has been the most optimistic region for four of the past five quarters. The European Union has the weakest confidence for the third straight quarter.
 
SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS
The majority of respondents expected employee numbers to remain largely unchanged across the board, except in Asia, where half planned to increase headcounts by at least 10% over the next year. The European Union was the least optimistic about sales growth over the next 12 months. The most widespread sales growth was expected in Africa and Latin America, while the most widespread boosts in capital spending were expected in Asia.
Expectations 12 Months Out
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