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Business Outlook Survey (2012Q3)

Businesses are clearly more cautious about the outlook for sales and we think they are still too optimistic, especially now that the domestic economy looks vulnerable to a housing correction. Accordingly, we would not be surprised if investment and employment plans were trimmed further in the coming quarters.

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