The Vistage CEO Confidence Index was 105.1 in the 1st quarter 2012 survey, up from 98.8 in Q4 and 83.5 in Q3 of last year.
Below are some key highlights from the Q1 Vistage CEO Confidence Index:
- 75% of CEOs say their sales revenue will increase in the next 12 months.
- 60% of CEOs expect their firm’s profitability to improve during the next 12 months.
- 59% of CEOs believe recent data showing economic improvement signals a longer-term trend toward economic growth.
- 60% of CEOs believe that overall economic conditions in the U.S. have improved compared to a year ago.
- 84% of CEOs have learned to make their business more productive with fewer employees.
- 57% of CEOs expect their total number of employees will increase in the next 12 months.
- 30% of CEOs said that if they could start their business over again, they would chose to open it in another state.
For more information, check out the full presentation here.