Quality Spending Sees Hot Spots.

The article presents findings of the magazine's 12th Annual Spending Study which is conducted in the U.S. The spending study forecasts that there will be a 2.2 billion dollars worth of industry spending in 2012. It states that 38% of respondents claim that increases in projected spending are intended for quality assurance and control equipment, and systems. It also finds out that 8% of respondents predict 32% decrease in quality budgets.