Spending on new ideas.

As confidence grows; executives realize the importance of investing now in order to grow in the future. Here's what they had to say about increasing their spending on R & D.

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Innovation Expenses

Relative to other expenditures, how will your spending on innovation
change next year?

Increase                54%
Increase Dramatically    3%
Decrease Dramatically    1%
Decrease                 4%
Stay the Same           38%

Note: Table made from pie chart.

What Is Your Expected Payback?

              Over one year   Over five years

No Payback         14%               2%
0-100%             63%              23%
101-200%           16%              30%
201-499%            7%              30%
500%+               0%              15%

Note: Table made from bar graph.