Bank of America Merrill Lynch CFO Outlook Reveals Cautious Attitudes Towards 2013 Economy

摘要

Financial executives at U.S. companies continue to be concerned about the economy, with only two out of five executives expecting growth in 2013, according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 CFO Outlook. The 602 executives who participated in the 15th annual survey gave the U.S. economy an average score of 49 out of 100, up from 44 in the 2012 report. CFOs gave the global economy a score of 45, up from 43 a year ago. Optimism about economic growth remained muted, with only 39 percent of CFOs predicting expansion in 2013, compared with 38 percent last year. Perhaps more telling, 24 percent of executives said they expect the economy to contract this year, up significantly from 11 percent in 2012.