K. Manufacturing Business Conditions

Answer questions as they relate to you. For most answers, check the boxes most applicable to you or fill in the blanks.

Compared to 2007, in 2008 your location's:

Same

Down

1.	Number of Orders

2.	Product / Service productions level

3.	Employment level

4.	Investment in plant/equipment

Prices

Profits

7.	Productivity

Exports

Compared to 2008, during 2009 you expect your location's:

Same

Down

9.	Number of Orders

10.	Product / Service productions level

11.	Employment level

12.	Investment in plant/equipment

13.

Prices

14.

Profits

15.	Productivity

16.

Exports

What is your outlook on the following state economic indicators during the next year:

Same

Down

17.	Business investment

18.	Employment

19.	Consumer spending

20.

Inflation

21.	Economic growth

22.	Corporate profits

23.	Thinking about the next FIVE YEARS, how does your organization plan to deal with any vacancies left by employees who retire?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Not fill the vacancies
	Not fill the vacancies, but add jobs elsewhere in the organization
	Partially fill the vacancies with part-time or temporary workers
	Partially fill the vacancies and add jobs elsewhere in the organization
	Fill the vacancies at an equivalent or higher salary
	Outsource work that is currently being done within your organization

Credit Conditions

24.	Has your company's access to bank credit deteriorated over the last 3 months?

	Yes, a lot
	Yes, some
	No
	N/A

25.	If yes, why?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Your firm's financial condition
	Your industry's financial condition
	Your bank's financial condition
	Overall credit market conditions

26.	If yes, how has your access to credit changed?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Higher cost for credit
	Lower credit ceilings
	Elimination of previous credit
	Other

27.	Has tighter credit negatively affected your firm's future plans for: (check for "yes")

	(Select all that apply.)
	Hiring
	Capital expenditures
	Expansion
	Inventory levels
	Other

28.	Has your firm tightened credit requirements for your customers?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Yes, tighter requirements
	Yes, higher cost for credit
	Yes, shorter repayment periods
	No
	N/A

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