QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SYRIA PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX
Here is a sample questionnaire. Please do not attempt to fill it out for now.
1. | PRODUCTION / BUSINESS ACTIVITY - Check the ONE box that best expresses the current month's level (units, not dollars) compared to the previous month. |
| Better than a month ago | Same as a month ago | Worse than a month ago |
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2. | NEW ORDERS - Check the ONE box that best expresses the current month's new orders (units, not dollars) compared to the previous month. |
| Better than a month ago | Same as a month ago | Worse than a month ago |
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3. | EMPLOYMENT - Check the OVERALL level of employment compared to the previous month. |
| Greater than a month ago | Same as a month ago | Less than a month ago |
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4. | DELIVERIES - Check ONE box that best expresses the current month's OVERALL delivery performance compared to the previous month. |
| Faster than a month ago | Same as a month ago | Slower than a month ago |
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5. | INVENTORIES OF PURCHASED MATERIALS - Check the OVERALL inventory level (units, not dollars) including raw, MRO, intermediates, etc.,
(not finished goods, unless purchased) compared to the previous month. |
| Higher than a month ago | Same as a month ago | Lower than a month ago |
| Do you perceive THIS MONTH, your customers' inventories of products they order from you, as being: |
| Too High | About Right | Too Low |
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6. | COMMODITY PRICES - Check the ONE box that indicates the current month's level of change in approximate net weighted average prices of
the commodities you buy compared to the previous month. |
| Higher than a month ago | Same as a month ago | Lower than a month ago |
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