Balance of Opinion Future Employment Level - Over the next 12 months, your firm’s level of employment is expected to be… Balance of Opinion Investment in Machinery and Equipment - Over the next 12 months, your firm’s investment spending on M&E (compared with the past 12 months) is expected to be… -318 1935 223 2838 1133 836 2635 1627 1331 -317 -611 -151 -726 1438 2331 1522 234 -318 233 1127 731 2332 1733 2238 1739 2132 2050 1950 3543 2735 1541 2040 2945 2134 737 830 233 2433 2028 -31-8 -14-1 -1222 327 1741 2238 1240 3625 2941 2437 3053 2238 2145 2443 2453 826 2028 1232 935 730 1942 2146 2428 2044 831 420 726 1428 -312 926 921 1831 2437 3538 2958 1734 2940 2445 1751 3339 2541 2035 2036 2831 1143 1228 -3023 226 2643 4045 3665 4667 4777 4263 3766 2947 2035