Defense Business Confidence Report Q1 2014: New Market Research Report

Defense Business Confidence Report Q1 2014

Product Synopsis “Defense Business Confidence Report Q1 2014” is a new report by Strategic Defence Intelligence that globally analyzes industry opinions on the latest economic and customer issues, and their impact on investment decisions and growth prospects within the defense industry. This report also examines executive opinion about the current and future state of the economy and its retrospective effect on the industry. Furthermore, it analyzes the likely effect of supplier price changes, sales performance, and staff headcount within the industry over the next six months. In addition, it provides an overview of the key priorities, threats, and opportunities for the global defense industry over the next six months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q4 2013 wherever applicable. Introduction and Landscape Why was the report written? This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Strategic Defence Intelligence's exclusive panel of leading global defense industry executives. The report analyzes current economic conditions prevailing across the globe and their impact on the defense industry, and forecasts the company and industry growth prospects over the next six months. Furthermore, it provides information about the impact of customer confidence, supplier prices, and staff headcount likely to affect investment decisions in the industry over the next six months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q4 2013 wherever applicable. What is the current market landscape and what is changing? Overall, 59% and 51% of respondents expressed a positive outlook for both company and industry growth prospects over the next six months, respectively. What are the key drivers behind recent market changes? 'Improving operational efficiency', 'customer retention', and 'increasing sales' are the most preferred priorities by industry...