The ASEAN Economic Community and Beyond

The 2016 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey shows that U.S. companies remain broadly optimistic about growth prospects in the ASEAN region. Executives representing U.S companies in all ten ASEAN countries generally expect higher sales this year and next, plan to increase their investments in the region, and anticipate growing their workforces. 59% of respondents across the region expect higher profits in 2015 compared with 2014 and 76% forecast profit increases next year. 63% of respondents expect that their company will expand in the region and 51% expect to hire more workers this year.