Peter Gioia Growth Quotations

Survey respondents are facing flat job growth figures and are mirroring the concerns expressed in other surveys about the national economy, which has slowed considerably from solid growth in the first three quarters of 2005. Purchasing managers are displaying mixed signals looking forward into 2006.

It's evident that businesses are beginning to see slow but improving economic growth in both Connecticut and the U.S.. But they are concerned about what direction the Federal Reserve will take this year and how its actions could potentially and quickly turn slow growth into stagnation.