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ISM-Houston Business Survey - Sample Survey

Monthly Houston Business Survey

This survey has been provided to give you a better understanding of the requirements for completing the ISM-Houston Business Survey on a monthly basis. It is a duplicate of the survey that we hope you agree to fill out each month to support ISM-Houston in this effort.
Note that none of your responses will be reviewed and our database is purged on a frequent basis. Also note that your participation in the actual survey and that of your company will be held strictly confidential. ISM-Houston never shares this information, or individual company results from the survey, with anyone.
1.What is your name or participant code?(Required.)
2.Please compare this month's activity to the prior month for each of the following business indicators.(Required.)
Up
Same
Down
N/A
Sales/New Orders
Production
Employment
Purchases
Prices Paid
Lead Times
Purchased Goods Inventories
Finished Goods Inventories
3.Please compare your expectations for activity six months from now to current activity for each of the following business indicators.
Up
Same
Down
N/A
Sales/New Orders
Employment
4.What commodities or services were in short supply this month?
5.What commodities or services were up in price this month?
6.What commodities or services were down in price this month?
7.Please provide any additional comments regarding your business or general economic trends.