1. Which of the following scenarios now best describes the outlook behind your company's business plan for the next 3 months:   Response Percent Response Total     Recession 10% 1     Sluggish Growth 40% 4     Normal Growth 20% 2     Above Normal Growth 30% 3 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

2. Which of the following scenarios now best describes the outlook behind your company's business plan for the next 12 months:   Response Percent Response Total     Recession 0% 0     Sluggish Growth 40% 4     Normal Growth 20% 2     Above Normal Growth 40% 4 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

3. Compared with the SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR, the unit volume of demand for my company's products overall has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 70% 7     Staying about the same 20% 2     Falling 10% 1 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

4. Compared with the PREVIOUS QUARTER, the unit volume of demand for my company's products overall has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 30% 3     Staying about the same 60% 6     Falling 10% 1 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

5. Demand for GRAPHICS has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 50% 5     Staying about the same 50% 5     Falling 0% 0 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

6. Demand for PLATES has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 40% 4     Staying about the same 50% 5     Falling 10% 1 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

7. Demand for OTHER SERVICES has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 20% 2     Staying about the same 80% 8     Falling 0% 0 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

8. Which of the following has most impacted this demand (rising/falling/staying the same) for your company's products/services:   Response Percent Response Total     Converters 50% 5     National Accounts 50% 5 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

9. Compared to this quarter last year, my customers have been talking about putting in their own platemaking systems:   Response Percent Response Total     More 30% 3     About the same 40% 4     Less 30% 3 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

10. Compared with the SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR, my company's employment has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 40% 4     Staying about the same 50% 5     Falling 10% 1 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

11. Compared with the PREVIOUS QUARTER, my company's employment has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 20% 2     Staying about the same 70% 7     Falling 10% 1 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

12. Over the past three months, the wage rates and salaries my company pays has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 20% 2     Staying about the same 80% 8     Falling 0% 0 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

13. Over the past three months, my company's production hours for hourly employees has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 30% 3     Staying about the same 60% 6     Falling 10% 1 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

14. Over the past three months, my company's production capital spending has been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 22.2% 2     Staying about the same 77.8% 7     Falling 0% 0 Total Respondents   9 (skipped this question)   1

15. Over the past three months my company's profit margins have been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 30% 3     Staying about the same 50% 5     Falling 20% 2 Total Respondents   10 (skipped this question)   0

16. In the last three months, my company has experienced shortages in the following areas (check ALL that apply):   Response Percent Response Total   Skilled labor 33.3% 3   Unskilled labor   0% 0   Raw material input 11.1% 1   Intermediate Inputs (partially processed goods, components)   0% 0   Capital goods   0% 0   No shortages have been experienced 55.6% 5   Don't know   0% 0   Other (please specify)   0% 0 Total Respondents   9 (skipped this question)   1

17. What impact does digital printing have on your business (please explain):  Total Respondents   7 (skipped this question)   3

18. As compared with the previous quarter, my company's exports have been:   Response Percent Response Total     Rising 12.5% 1     Staying about the same 87.5% 7     Falling 0% 0 Total Respondents   8 (skipped this question)   2

19. What one question would you like to see included in next quarter's survey?  Total Respondents   3 (skipped this question)   7

20. Additional comments (comments will not be attributed to your company)  Total Respondents   2 (skipped this question)   8