What were your first-half 2010 sales like?
Up, customers are buying tires again(40.9%)
Up, thanks mainly to automotive service(15.9%)
Even, customers are still holding on to their money(25%)
Down, even worse than last year(18.2%)
If it was up to you, how soon would you ban lead wheel weights in your shop?
Immediately(39.2%)
One year(7.8%)
Two years(5.9%)
Three years(0%)
Never(47.1%)
How important is low rolling resistance to your tire-buying customers?
Very important(12.2%)
Somewhat important(20.3%)
Not very important(28.4%)
It never comes up(39.2%)
Do tire sales pick up noticeably when Major League Baseball's regular season begins?
Yes(6.3%)
No(37.5%)
Sales always pick up in April(43.8%)
It's hard to tell(12.5%)
What effect will the new health care bill have on your business?
Employees will carry more of the cost(35.7%)
No effect(12.5%)
Too early to tell(30.4%)
I will absorb any extra costs(1.8%)
I will drop health care(19.6%)
At what level are your fill rates on consumer tires?
More than 90%(13.6%)
70% to 90%(15.9%)
50% to 70%(38.6%)
Below 50%(31.8%)
Are the tariffs on Chinese consumer tire imports affecting you?
Yes, fill-rates are worse(0%)
No, we source from another country(0%)
Yes, higher prices equal more $(0%)
No, we didn't sell Chinese imports(50%)
Yes, higher prices equal less sales(50%)
As a business owner, are you concerned about a possible health care bill?
Yes, because it will save me money(6.2%)
Yes, because it will cost me money(53.1%)
No, because I don't think it will pass(9.9%)
I don't have a clue, and neither does Congress(30.9%)
Which of the following best describes your business in the second half of 2009?
I'm downright giddy.(13.9%)
Bring on 2010!(35.4%)
Was there a first half?(13.9%)
It's down compared to the first half.(16.5%)
It's up compared to the first half.(20.3%)
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