The downturn in the U.S. economy has already affected industries and economies worldwide. If the U.S. economy enters a full-blown recession, what will the likely impacts be and how will these changes affect your business and markets?

Global Insight can help you analyze and forecast the impacts of a potential recession on your business from a geographical and sectoral perspective, covering the U.S. nationally and regionally, along with all the international impacts on countries and industries around the world.

Our analysis enables you to prepare for the effects of the slowdown, anticipate the timing of the recovery, and prepare for the opportunities that it will present.

The following are some of the questions currently facing businesses that Global Insight can help answer. Please click on any of the following links to obtain more information, and sample documents or presentations relevant to each topic.

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Our U.S. Macroeconomic Group, can help you determine:

• What shape will the downturn and recovery be: V-shaped, U-shaped, or W-shaped?
  
  
• When will the housing market hit bottom?
  
  
• Consumer confidence is already at recession levels. Will the consumer give way?
  
  
• How much damage will rising oil prices do to growth and inflation?
  
  
• Can export growth offset the weakness in domestic spending?
  
  
• How will the Fed's stimulus package help the economy? And for how long?
  
  
• Has the Fed done enough to stabilize U.S. financial markets and the economy?
  
  
• How will the economy impact the presidential election?
  
  

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Our U.S. Regional Group can help you determine:

• What will be the effects of a U.S. recession on specific states, metropolitan areas,
  and counties?
  
  
• Which metros or regions will be least affected?
  
  
• Where will consumer spending be weakest or strongest?
  
  
• Where will construction spending re-appear?
  
  
• Where will specific industries fall the hardest?
  
  
• When will each metro/state start to recover?

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Our Country Intelligence Group can help you determine:

• How will international economies be affected by the U.S. recession?
  
  
• What other shocks could potentially alter the economic course in the near term? What potential effects will they have on the baseline forecast?
  
  
• What would be the impact of $150 oil/ppb on the G7?
  
  
• Will China maintain their economic expansion if exports to the United States
  start diminishing?
  
  
• Which economic indicators should be used for understanding alternative scenarios for economic and sectoral performance?

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Our Industry Groups can help you determine:

• How hard will specific markets be affected?
  
  
• How do specific markets compare and rank in terms of how they will be affected by a slowdown in the United States?
  
  
• How to better manage risk and opportunity.
  
  
• How to recalibrate business portfolios.
  
  
• How to effectively allocate internal resources.
  
  
• How to minimize adverse market portfolio exposure to economic cycles.
  
  
• How to set realistic sales forecasts, budgets, and contingency plans.
  
  
• Which sectors are forecasted to recover sooner than others?

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Our Price and Purchasing Cost Group can help you quantify:

• What is the likelihood of a $150 oil/ppb and which materials will be most adversely affected?
  
  
• How will a hard landing in China affect commodity prices?
  
  
• Will prevailing economic fundamentals bring about a price correction in copper in the
  near future?
  
  
• How will a U.S. unemployment rate of >6% affect production costs?
  
  
• Should new countries be considered for low cost sourcing?
  
  
• Will the U.S. Slowdown trigger a correction in Steel markets by the end of 2008?

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