Last month’s survey also anticipated lower activity in constructions compared with the previous three months.
The polled managers estimate the services sector will decline slightly in November 2012 through January 2013, but retail activity would pick up, while the manufacturing sector is expected to remain stable.
Most managers estimate prices will increase in all sectors over the analyzed period.
Employees numbers are expected to remain rather unchanged in the retail sector, but companies in the manufacturing and services sector foresee slight cuts in the number of workforce, while construction workforce is seen down compared with the previous period.
INS interviewed 8,641 managers in manufacturing, constructions, retail and services sectors.