Business Outlook Survey Table of Results, October 2007

October 2007

                     October vs. September         Six Months from now
                                                           vs. October

               Prev.                         Prev.
               Diff.  Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff.  Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff.
               Index                   Index Index                   Index

General Busines  10.9  27.3  52.2  20.5   6.8  35.7  52.1  30.1  10.6  41.5
Conditions

New Orders       15.1  27.1  48.0  24.5   2.7  43.5  55.6  32.3  12.1  43.5

Shipments        16.9  23.0  48.8  27.1  -4.1  45.4  54.1  28.7  15.5  38.7

Unfilled Orders  -1.0  16.7  58.5  24.8  -8.2  14.3  17.9  64.3  14.3   3.6

Delivery Times   -6.1  14.1  71.0  13.1   0.9  -5.2  11.6  67.2  16.4  -4.8

Inventories       4.0  10.7  61.6  25.7 -15.0  -7.3  18.9  48.5  27.8  -8.9

Prices Paid      23.1  45.7  48.0   5.4  40.3  48.8  53.9  37.7   2.4  51.5

Prices Received   3.3  22.9  66.4  10.5  12.4  31.2  45.6  42.7   7.5  38.1

Number of Emp.    7.5  26.0  59.5  13.4  12.6  25.1  42.3  37.6  15.4  26.9

Avg. Emp. Wrkwk  11.9  21.2  58.9  16.1   5.1  10.6  18.3  65.4  12.0   6.3

Capital Ex.      --    --    --    --    --    21.3  33.9  41.8  13.3  20.5


Notes: (1) Items may not add to 100 percent because of omission by respondents.
       (2) All data are seasonally adjusted.
       (3) Diffusion indexes represent the percentage of respondents indicating
           an increase minus the percentage indicating a decrease.
       (4) Survey results reflect data received through October 15, 2007.