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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Data for paper 001315

The insensitivity of investment to interest rates: Evidence from a survey of CFOs

Steve A. Sharpe and Gustavo A. Suarez

Figure 1 Panel A

Number of employees Number of firms
Fewer than 100 130
100-499 112
500-999 42
1000-2499 23
2500-4999 19
5000-9999 14
More than 10000 32

Figure 1 Panel B

Revenue Number of firms
Less than $25 million 135
$25-$99 million 108
$100-$499 million 96
$500-$999 million 28
$1-$4.9billion 34
$5-$9.9 billion 10
More than $10 billion 19

Figure 2 Panel A

Value revenue growth
≤12 23
-10 17
-8 4
-6 19
-4 10
-2 5
0 38
2 51
4 70
6 20
8 16
10 55
12 15
14 24
16 2
18 0
≥20 61

Figure 2 Panel B

Value capital expenditure growth
≤12 45
-10 9
-8 0
-6 14
-4 2
-2 8
0 85
2 35
4 55
6 0
8 0
10 33
12 1
14 11
16 0
18 0
≥20 66
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