This biennial survey was conducted by Confindustria Lombardia and Assolombarda, in collaboration with Sace and ISPI, and involved all territorial associations within the Lombard industrial system: Confindustria Bergamo, Confindustria Brescia, Confindustria Como, Associazione Industriali Cremona, Confindustria Lecco e Sondrio, Confindustria Alto Milanese, Confindustria Mantova, and Confindustria Varese.