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Survey Date
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Optimism Index: US economy
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Optimism Index: Company
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Predicted Earnings Growth
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Predicted Tech Spending
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Predicted Employment Change
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Mar 2008
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-64.0%
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-8.5%
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8.7%
|
3.2%
|
0.6%
|
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Dec 2007
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-63.1%
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-2.3%
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6.7%
|
5.4%
|
0.5%
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Sep 2007
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-48.1%
|
9.4%
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8.8%
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4.1%
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0.0%
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Jun 2008
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-31.4%
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-0.2%
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2.9%
|
3.4%
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-0.2%
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Sep 2006
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-27.6%
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15.8%
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9.4%
|
5.0%
|
0.8%
|
|
Jun 2006
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-21.9%
|
20.5%
|
10.4%
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5.1%
|
1.3%
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Mar 2003
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-20.1%
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-2.5%
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11.4%
|
5.6%
|
-0.6%
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Sep 2008
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-13.0%
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-6.7%
|
5.5%
|
1.9%
|
-1.6%
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|
Sep 2005
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-8.3%
|
24.2%
|
12.7%
|
4.7%
|
1.6%
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|
Dec 2005
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-6.7%
|
16.8%
|
11.4%
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4.6%
|
0.6%
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Sep 2002
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-6.1%
|
16.3%
|
5.0%
|
1.9%
|
0.4%
|
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Dec 2006
|
-4.5%
|
19.6%
|
9.3%
|
5.6%
|
1.0%
|
|
Jun 2007
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-3.5%
|
19.6%
|
8.6%
|
3.9%
|
0.4%
|
|
Mar 2007
|
7.6%
|
27.0%
|
7.4%
|
5.2%
|
1.6%
|
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Jun 2005
|
14.2%
|
31.5%
|
10.1%
|
5.8%
|
1.4%
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Mar 2006
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17.3%
|
32.2%
|
13.1%
|
8.4%
|
2.0%
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Jun 2002
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26.8%
|
36.3%
|
11.0%
|
1.3%
|
0.3%
|
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Mar 2005
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28.7%
|
32.1%
|
10.4%
|
3.8%
|
1.7%
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Sep 2004
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31.3%
|
38.7%
|
13.4%
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5.8%
|
3.1%
|
|
Dec 2004
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33.7%
|
44.8%
|
11.5%
|
4.9%
|
0.8%
|
|
Dec 2002
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41.1%
|
28.4%
|
13.5%
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4.8%
|
1.3%
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Mar 2004
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51.9%
|
55.8%
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28.7%
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7.9%
|
5.1%
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|
Jun 2004
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61.4%
|
40.8%
|
13.2%
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3.7%
|
1.1%
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|
Jun 2003
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62.4%
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29.7%
|
14.1%
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3.4%
|
0.2%
|
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Sep 2003
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66.3%
|
52.8%
|
17.7%
|
6.0%
|
2.9%
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Dec 2003
|
87.2%
|
60.5%
|
16.6%
|
5.9%
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3.1%
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