Report Description : IT Industry Business Confidence Report: H1 2017" examines executives’ opinion about the business environment during H1 2017. It also highlights existing economic conditions, supplier price variations, sales performance, industry and company growth outlook, spending patterns, and key priorities. Additionally, the report provides information categorized by region. The existing economic environment is stable for the IT industry during H1 2017 (February 2017-July 2017). Survey results reveal that executives operating in North America project a more favorable opinion about the economic prospects in the region for H1 2017. Significant growth in household spending, rise in GDP rate, increased government infrastructure outlays, growing consumer confidence, and the fall in the unemployment rate, are identified as the key contributing factors to the favorable opinion. Executives foresee an increase in expenditure on new product development over t...