Consumer & Industrial Products Executive Outlook
Bearish
53%
Bullish
47%
Inflation’s Biggest Impacts on Consumer & Industrial Products in Q2
Wages
84%
Cost of wholesale goods
66%
Cost of
services
42%
Talent recruiting or retention
37%
Investment in our business
11%
M&A
10%
Inflation’s Effects on M&A in Consumer & Industrial Products
it’s impacting us
yes
impact
NO
32%
68%
53%
Slowing acquisitions
18%
Taking longer to close
10%
Holding off on selling
2%
Other ways
Increasing spend/focus on cybersecurity
Reducing spend overall
Nearshoring/reshoring suppliers
Paring back operations/investment in certain countries
Nearshoring/reshoring talent
Adjusting customer/client makeup
52%
50%
45%
26%
19%
15%
Potential Consumer & Industrial Products Actions Due to Geopolitical Climate
Business’ Change in Consumer & Industrial Products Agility Since Pandemic
About the same
24%
Somewhat improved
56%
Drastically improved
10%
Worsened
10%
Most Challenging Areas of Recruiting Consumer & Industrial Products Talent
Executive leadership
Middle management
Back-office workers
Front-line workers
71%
82%
94%
92%
Most Challenging Areas of Hybrid Work in Consumer & Industrial Products
69%
Maintaining company culture
48%
Onboarding new employees
60%
Bringing employees back on site
34%
Work-life balance
37%
Running meetings with
in-person and remote participants balance
11%
Using the right workspace/real estate
Interest rates
11%
Other
11%
Somewhat improved
56%
Drastically improved
10%