Inflation In 2000? Disinflation? Price Equilibrium? Technology Business Leaders Sharply Split, PricewaterhouseCoopers Finds

Business Wire, Jan 13, 2000

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2000

But There's Agreement On How To Navigate For Profitable Growth

Over Next 12 Months

PricewaterhouseCoopers' quarterly "Technology Barometer" focuses on rapidly growing technology businesses of all sizes. It incorporates

the views of 462 top industry executives: 214 CFOs and managing

directors of large, publicly-held businesses, including high tech

subsidiaries and divisions, and 248 CEOs from smaller,

privately held companies.

As the Federal Reserve Board stands watch for telltale signs of price inflation, technology business leaders are divided on what the future holds. They have three differing outlooks: one-third expects resurgence of inflation over the next 12 months, while similar numbers foresee continued price equilibrium or a turn to disinflation. And with this mixed view come varying perspectives of how corporate growth will be affected. But despite this discord on market conditions, when it comes to plans for profitably growing their business in the year ahead, there is broad agreement on no less than four key strategies. These are highlights from the latest "Technology Barometer," released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional services organization.

For a copy of the complete news release on this topic, including charts, please visit our website: www.barometersurveys.com