Expectations have the 2012 inflation rate going up in comparison to what survey respondents thought a month ago, however.

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After the ISM business services survey came out, Brian did a quick comparison between it and the consumer confidence survey.

FORBES: Low Chance of Recession--Still

It is a fallacy to say there is an apples-to-apples comparison between the ISM manufacturing survey and the ISM business services survey.

FORBES: Low Chance of Recession--Still

The survey, in comparison to responses last year, also suggests that sixth formers are increasingly expecting to face financial hardship while at university.

BBC: News | Education | Pupils put off university, says survey

In comparison to 2011, the survey revealed that 85% of all business travellers expected to take the same number of, or more, business trips next year.

BBC: A growing generation gap among business travellers

One of the most interesting pieces of data that the Salary Survey provides is the comparison of your market worth in different cities.

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Before we head into the comparison though, here are a few statistics from the Cone survey.

FORBES: Employee Engagement And Your Company's Bottom Line

Boys are included in this year's survey for the first time as a point of comparison over gender issues.

BBC: Marriage no longer a key goal for girls, survey suggests

Given last weekend's Sunday Times survey suggesting Sinn Fein is now attracting 25% support in comparison to Fianna Fail's 16%, the party will head into this referendum in confident form.

BBC: Referenda still on the agenda on both sides of the border

What the survey shows is how well those European companies that have made it have done, surviving on what in comparison to U.S. startups are if not starvation rations, then a diet of tuna sandwiches and value yogurt.

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