AICPA & CIMA：2025年第一季度美国企业经济前景调查报告（英文版）（24页）.pdf

1、AICPA Business and Industry Economic Outlook SurveyDetailed survey results:1Q 2025Management Accounting&Finance1Q 2025 economic outlook survey2Survey top line Overall Optimism U.S.economy optimism dropped significantly from 67%in Q4 to now 47%optimistic Organization optimism eased from 53%to 50%of e

2、xecutives now optimistic about their own company prospects Global outlook also gave back its gains falling from 41%to now 29%optimistic about the global economy overallExpansion Hiring Expansion plans held constant with 57%of executives having expansion plans;those with plans to contract their busin

3、ess also held relatively constant at 19%,up from 17%in Q4 Hiring plans are also relatively consistent with Q4 39%of organizations of all sizes now need employees;while 19%continue to be hesitant to hire;20%have plans to hire Revenue Profits Revenue forecasts eased from the rebound in Q4 of 3.3%,to n

4、ow a 3.0%projected increase looking forward from Q1 Profitability projections followed suit,easing from the rebound to 2.2%in Q4,to now a 2.0%profit increase being forecast for 2025Survey background Conducted between Feb 4,2025 Feb 26 2025 Quarterly survey CPA decision makers primarily CFOs,CEOs and

5、 Controllers AICPA members in business&industry 305 qualified responses4Q 2024 economic outlook survey1Q 2025 economic outlook survey4Survey highlights Inflation continued in the top spot on the Top 10 list;there was also a corresponding jump in the number of executives concerned about inflation fro

6、m 62%in Q4,to 72%this quarter Staffing issues continue to be significant with employee and benefits costs at#2,availability of skilled personnel at#3,and staff turnover at#10 Domestic economic conditions moved up from#5 to#4;Domestic political leadership returned to the top ten list in the#6 slotTop