Statewide Iowa — Executives from 22 of the state’s largest businesses continue to be positive in a survey on their expectations for the first quarter of 2022.
Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy says their index measures expectations for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six months.
While positive Murphy says the numbers are down a bit as unemployment shortages and supply chain issues continue.
Murphy says the slight drop came after things were looking very positive coming out of the final quarter of 2021.
Inflation is another issue causing concern.
Murphy says if there are good changes in some of those issues, then the positive numbers will get even better.
You can see the full IBC Economic Outlook Survey at www.iowabusinesscouncil.org.
