Agência CNI*
Brasília – Optimistic in the face of growth in internal consumption, 42% of the Brazilian industry sector companies plan on increasing purchases of machinery and equipment in 2008. The main goal of 58% of the companies aiming to invest more next year is to expand production. Companies are also going to invest in improving quality and in launching new products.
The information were taken from the Special Survey on Investments disclosed today (21st) by the National Confederation of Industries (CNI). The survey, conducted with 1,655 companies in the industry sector from September 27th to November 8th, reveals that 86% of the companies had investments planned for the current year, and 85% of the projects were fully or partially carried out.
According to the survey, large-sized companies led investments in 2007. “Two out of three large companies made investments as planned,” says the survey. “Only 4% of the large-sized companies cancelled or postponed their investments. The rate goes up to 21% among small-sized companies,” the survey shows.
The Special Survey also discloses that the majority of investments were financed using company funds. This year, 71% of the invested amounts came from the companies themselves, which is the same rate recorded by the CNI in 2001. “The share of credit in financing investments did not change over the last six years,” according to the survey.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
