ABCI First Quarter 2019 May 21st, 2019 Hiring and Capital ExpendituresExpectations versus Prior Quarters ABCI by Industry Historical ABCIExpectations versus Prior QuartersQ1 2002 through Q1 2019 A 53.9-percentmajority expect a continuation of Q4 2018’s conditions, while 39.1percent forecast a better outlook. Only 7.0 percent anticipateworse statewide conditions moving into Q1 2019. Outlook for First Quarter 2019 - Statewide ABCI Change from Q4 The ABCI registered at a moderately confident 56.4 afterdecreasing 6.1 points in Q1 2019.