Business Outlook Survey Table of Results, October 2009

Summary of Returns
October 2009

                     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  14.1  28.4  54.7  16.9  11.5  47.8  48.6  42.6   8.7  39.8
Conditions

New Orders        3.3  26.2  53.8  20.0   6.2  50.2  49.4  36.4   9.1  40.3

Shipments         8.2  21.1  58.5  17.7   3.3  54.9  50.7  34.4  12.9  37.8

Unfilled Orders  -7.4  16.6  64.6  17.9  -1.3  24.5  21.9  62.4   9.7  12.3

Delivery Times   -8.9   6.7  75.9  16.0  -9.3   9.4  13.2  71.0   9.9   3.2

Inventories     -18.1   9.6  43.2  41.4 -31.8  -1.2  22.6  49.3  18.5   4.1

Prices Paid      14.9  24.3  70.8   3.0  21.3  40.7  35.5  51.9   2.7  32.8

Prices Received -10.6   7.6  77.6  11.9  -4.3   9.7  21.7  61.6  10.7  11.0

Number of Emp.  -14.3  16.1  58.8  22.9  -6.8  20.5  25.9  49.3  18.5   7.4

Avg. Emp. Wrkwk  -3.9  14.8  63.4  19.5  -4.7  28.2  30.4  54.1   9.1  21.3

Capital Ex.      --    --    --    --    --     0.8  21.7  58.8  13.2   8.5


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 data reflect information received through October 13, 2009.