Survey Methodology
The Confidence Index combines responding CEO projections for sales, employee count, fixed investment and business conditions. The Index is centered on 50. An Index reading below 50 indicates a negative outlook – the lower the number, the more negative the outlook. A reading above 50 indicates a positive outlook – the higher the number, the more positive the outlook.
Survey Methodology – first quarter 2013
The quarterly electronic survey was conducted during the first two weeks of April 2013 among the active membership of YPO and its graduate group, WPO. The respondents by area are indicated below. Globally, 30% of participants were from large companies (more than 500 employees), 36% from medium-sized companies (100-500 employees), and 34% from small companies (less than 100 employees). By business sector, 23% of participants were from the production sector, 9% from construction and 68% from the services sector.
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Total |
1,691 |
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Africa |
105 |
|
Asia |
281 |
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Australasia |
90 |
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Canada |
72 |
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Europe EU |
218 |
|
Europe Non-EU |
56 |
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Latin America |
63 |
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MENA |
82 |
|
U.S. |
716 |
|
Not specified |
8 |
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