Duke University/CFO Business Outlook Asia

Duke University/CFO
Business Outlook Asia
Summer 2007

No individual firms are identified and only aggregate data are made public. Please respond by Thursday, September 6. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact us.

1. Are you more or less optimistic about your regional economy compared to last quarter?
More optimistic Less optimistic No change	Rate your optimism about your regional economy on a scale from 0-100, with 0 being the least optimistic and 100 being the most optimistic.

2. Are you more or less optimistic about the financial prospects for your company compared to last quarter?
More optimistic Less optimistic No change	Rate your optimism about the financial prospects for your own company on a scale from 0-100, with 0 being the least optimistic and 100 being the most optimistic.

3. What are the top three concerns your corporation faces? (rank #1, #2, #3)

   Cost of labor (wages, salaries, bonuses)
   Cost of fuel
   Cost of non-fuel commodities
   Credit markets/Interest rates
   Regulatory changes
   Political stability
   Skilled labor shortage

   Consumer demand
   Currency values
   Foreign competition
   Terrorism
   Trade disputes between Asia and United States
               and/or European Union
   Other:

4. Relative to the previous 12 months, what will be your company's PERCENTAGE CHANGE during the next 12 months? (e.g., +3%, -2%, etc.) [Leave blank if not applicable]

   % Prices of your products
   % Productivity (output per hour worked)
   % Technology spending
   % Capital spending
   % Marketing/advertising spending
   % Number of domestic employees
   % Number of foreign/off-shore
                      outsourced employees
   % Wages/Salaries

   % Health care costs
   % Earnings
   % Inventory
   % Cash on the balance sheet
   % Dividends
% Share repurchases

M&A activity

5. What effect are rising labor costs having on your company? (Check all that apply)

  None/Not applicable
  Eroding our profit margins
  Reducing our output quality
  Constraining our ability to grow
  Causing existing staff to work more overtime

  Causing us to look at new ways of retaining staff
  Prompting us to use more workers in lower wage countries
  Causing us to use less labor and more capital/machinery
  Other:

6a. Is your company concerned about the cost or availability of credit?

7. What best describes China's economic growth?

  The pace of economic growth is unsustainable
  The pace of economic growth is on the verge of being unsustainable and therefore requires close attention
  The pace of economic growth is sustainable but there is cause for concern in the economy
  Economic growth is stable and balanced

Please check one from each category that best describes your company:

a. Industry

       Retail/Wholesale
       Mining/Construction
       Manufacturing
       Transportation/Energy
       Communications/Media

      Tech [Software/Biotech]
      Banking/Finance/Insurance
      Service/Consulting
      Healthcare/Pharmaceutical
      Other

b. Sales Revenue (U.S. Dollars)	c. Number of Employees
Less than $25 million $25-$99 million $100-$499 million $500-$999 million $1-$4.9 billion $5-$9.9 billion More than $10 billion	Fewer than 100 100-499 500-999 1,000-2,499 2,500-4,999 5,000-9,999 More than 10,000

d. Headquarters	e. Ownership
(Other specified)	Public Private Government Nonprofit

f. Foreign Sales	g. Your job title (e.g., CFO, Asst. Treasurer, etc)
0% 1-24% 25-50% More than 50%

Duke University/CFOBusiness Outlook Asia Summer 2007

Duke University/CFO
Business Outlook Asia
Summer 2007