Manufacturing Barometer
U.S. economic outlook continues to stabilize, uncertainty about the global economy lingers among U.S. industrial manufacturers, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Q2 2010 Manufacturing Barometer

Sixty-three percent of industrial manufacturers view legislative/regulatory pressures as barrier to growth over next 12 months

NEW YORK, July 29, 2010 — The latest edition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Manufacturing Barometer reports that optimism about the U.S. economy is down slightly from last quarter, but still shows strength with almost half (45 percent) of U.S. industrial manufacturers optimistic about the next 12 months. Only 12 percent of industrial manufacturers are pessimistic about the U.S. economy’s prospects over the next 12 months, while 43 percent are uncertain. Of those marketing abroad, 38 percent are optimistic about the world economy over the next 12 months, down 15 points from last quarter. More respondents are uncertain, at 46 percent, but only 16 percent are pessimistic.
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