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1. 89%MANUFACTURING CFOs
expect the U.S. economy to either
IMPROVE or STAY THE SAME
o v e r t h e n e x t s i x m o n t h s
2013 CFO Survey
89% MANUFACTURING CFOs
expect the manufacturing industry’s
financial prospects to IMPROVE
o v e r t h e n e x t s i x m o n t h s
Energy:
47% expect an increase
Raw Materials:
56% expect an increase
Insurance:
(property, casuality
and liability)
56% expect an increase
Talent
34%
ACCEPT
25%
TAX RATE
in exchange for giving up
CURRENT TAX BENEFITS
(accelerated depreciation, Section 199,
research credit, LIFO accounting, etc.)
20%
Manufacturing CFOs willing to accept a
41%
TAX REFORM
Top two issues Manufacturing CFOs said pose the greatest
bottleneck in making decisions that would help growth
43%
FUNDING the
GOVERNMENT
66%
six months ago
76%
six months ago
bonuses, stock options, 401K
retirement plan contributions
would remain the same as last year
65% t h o u g h t t h a t
SALARIES
would increase
Cost of compliance
37% MANUFACTURERS
34%
six months ago
plan to increase their
headcount during that
same time period
UP
43%
See benefits
INCREASING
HEALTHCARE
BENEFITS
13%
SIGNIFICANT
cost increases
Examined CFOs and other senior financial
executives across the United States. We found that:
75%MANUFACTURING CFOs
DON’T see the forthcoming revenue
recognition standard to change
the numbers they currently report
66% Don’t expect new standards to affect the
costs of measuring and reporting revenue
46%MANUFACTURING CFOs
are NOT adopting the temporary
IRS issued “repair” regulations;
44%
NOT
sure
Economy and industry Maximizing margin
43% 13%
DON’T ACCEPT
43% 41%
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