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Do you expect business to be better or worse for you in 2016 than 2015?
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Although some respondents to AMM’s annual survey on the outlook for the metals sector said their business should be better in 2016 than last year, a slightly smaller number said business will get worse and that it will be 2017 or even later before the U.S. economy recovers fully from its continuing lull. Discover what this year’s surveyed metals experts had to say about the markets in 2016 and beyond.
First half of 2016
Second half of 2016
2017 2018 2019or beyond
Which factor do you think will play the most significant role in determining the price of your metal products in 2016?
How long before the overall U.S. economic situation turns around significantly?
44%
Which domestic end-markets do you expect to be strongest in 2016?
Tougher Times Ahead?
Auto
Transportation
Non-residential construction
Residential construction
Retail goods
Energy
5%
12%
52%26%
5%
Growth in the U.S. economy
Growth in foreign energy costs
Raw material costs Energy costs
28%39%
27%
5%
Will the fact that 2016 is an election year make the business environment more certain or less certain?
More certain
Less certainNo difference
Not sure8%
58% 26%
8%
16%
15%
9%
8%
8%
Worse
Not sure
Better
40%
30%
30%
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