Private businesses remain optimistic
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2008-01-18 15:25
Appendix1 –Business Expectations for 2008 (Optimism/pessimism %*)
|
|
Turnover
|
|
|
|
Global ranking
|
Countries/regions
|
Balance%
|
|
1
|
Vietnam
|
98
|
|
2
|
Brazil
|
88
|
|
3
|
Chinese Mainland
|
87
|
|
4
|
India
|
86
|
|
5
|
Armenia
|
81
|
|
6
|
Russia
|
80
|
|
7
|
Germany
|
79
|
|
8
|
Netherlands
|
79
|
|
9
|
Botswana
|
77
|
|
10
|
Hong Kong
|
75
|
|
|
Global average
|
64
|
|
|
Selling Prices
|
|
Global ranking
|
Countries/regions
|
Balance%
|
|
1
|
Argentina
|
76
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
75
|
|
3
|
Botswana
|
74
|
|
4
|
Philippines
|
66
|
|
5
|
South Africa
|
64
|
|
6
|
India
|
63
|
|
7
|
Australia
|
59
|
|
8
|
Netherlands
|
58
|
|
11
|
Hong Kong
|
48
|
|
29
|
Chinese Mainland
|
28
|
|
|
Global average
|
34
|
|
|
Exports
|
|
Global ranking
|
Countries/regions
|
Balance%
|
|
1
|
Philippines
|
45
|
|
2
|
Malaysia
|
44
|
|
3
|
Germany
|
41
|
|
4
|
Argentina
|
38
|
|
5
|
India
|
38
|
|
6
|
Netherlands
|
36
|
|
7
|
Turkey
|
34
|
|
8
|
Australia
|
33
|
|
15
|
Hong Kong
|
28
|
|
19
|
Chinese Mainland
|
25
|
|
|
Global average
|
22
|
|
|
Employment
|
|
Global ranking
|
Countries/regions
|
Balance%
|
|
1
|
Vietnam
|
83
|
|
2
|
India
|
79
|
|
3
|
Brazil
|
78
|
|
4
|
Philippines
|
67
|
|
5
|
Armenia
|
63
|
|
6
|
Botswana
|
62
|
|
7
|
Hong Kong
|
61
|
|
8
|
Chinese Mainland
|
56
|
|
9
|
Netherlands
|
56
|
|
10
|
Australia
|
51
|
|
|
Global average
|
42
|
|
|
Profitability
|
|
Global ranking
|
Countries/regions
|
Balance%
|
|
1
|
Vietnam
|
97
|
|
2
|
India
|
82
|
|
3
|
Brazil
|
76
|
|
4
|
Chinese Mainland
|
73
|
|
5
|
Botswana
|
69
|
|
6
|
Hong Kong
|
68
|
|
7
|
Russia
|
68
|
|
8
|
Philippines
|
67
|
|
9
|
Singapore
|
64
|
|
10
|
Denmark
|
59
|
|
|
Global average
|
45
|
|
|
Investment in new building
|
|
Global ranking
|
Countries/regions
|
Balance%
|
|
1
|
India
|
61
|
|
2
|
Armenia
|
54
|
|
3
|
Philippines
|
49
|
|
4
|
Botswana
|
48
|
|
5
|
Chinese Mainland
|
47
|
|
6
|
Poland
|
44
|
|
7
|
Brazil
|
42
|
|
8
|
Russia
|
42
|
|
9
|
Vietnam
|
41
|
|
19
|
Hong Kong
|
25
|
|
|
Global average
|
33
|
|
|
Investment in plant & machinery
|
|
Global ranking
|
Countries/regions
|
Balance%
|
|
1
|
Armenia
|
84
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
67
|
|
3
|
Greece
|
65
|
|
4
|
Argentina
|
64
|
|
5
|
India
|
64
|
|
6
|
Vietnam
|
64
|
|
7
|
Botswana
|
62
|
|
8
|
Brazil
|
62
|
|
9
|
Chinese Mainland
|
62
|
|
23
|
Hong Kong
|
38
|
|
|
Global average
|
47
|
|
|
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