ChangeWave's latest corporate quarterly survey shows a modest improvement in U.S. economic growth – led by an uptick in 4th Quarter sales and the 1st Quarter 2012 sales pipeline. These latest results come as welcome relief after the weakening in our previous two surveys. But there are still few signs of robust growth. ChangeWave Research is a division of The 451 Group.

The November 21-December 5 survey of 2,697 corporate respondents also shows the U.S. and Eurozone debt crises are continuing to exact a very heavy toll on U.S. business spending.

Report details include:

• Next Quarter Corporate Sales Pipeline Projections
• Current Quarter Corporate Sales Trends – U.S. Economy
• Overall Capital Budget Increases/Decreases
• Job Market Hiring and Layoff Trends
• Price and Inflationary Pressures in the Current Marketplace
• Impact of U.S. and Eurozone Debt Crises on Next Quarter U.S. Business Spending
• Impact of the Credit Market on Corporate Ability to Borrow
• Corporate Ability to Purchase Commodities
• Current Quarter Cancelled Orders
• Corporate Inventory Buildups and Declines
• Changes in Order Backlogs

The complete 4Q 2011/1Q 2012 Corporate Quarterly Report is available here.