 Only 2% of the companies surveyed said they'd lowered prices during the quarter. That's down from 9% that cut prices in the previous three months. Survey respondents were generally upbeat about the U.S. economy, with just 2% believing a recession is likely in the next year. The biggest risks identified in the survey are global geopolitical instability and the possibility of higher interest rates, which Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has called unlikely. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.