Going Beyond the Book 2023

10 | Going Beyond the Book 2023 [ DUN & BRADSTREET CFO OPTIMISM INDEX ] Int roduced in Q3 2013, Dun & Bradstreet conducts a quarterly survey of CFO expectations regarding the financial state of their company as well as overall macroeconomic scenario – delivering the CFO Optimism Index for each quarter. A representative sample of the Indian business community is randomly selected for conducting the survey which includes companies belonging to bas ic goods , capi tal goods , intermediate goods , consumer durables, consumer non-durables and the services sector . Al l the respondents in the survey are asked a set of questions regarding the financial performance of their companies and the overal l macroeconomic scenario for the corporate sector in the forthcoming period. Key insights from the Q3 2023 CFO Optimism Index are highlighted below: Dun & Bradstreet