In contrast, 47 per cent of TNCs in the manufacturing sector and 50 per cent of those in services expected an increase in 2014. For the current year, investors in the secondary and tertiary sectors still expressed some uncertainties about their plans, with some low-tech industries in manufacturing such as textiles, wood and wood products,construction products, metals, and machinery forecasting decreases of expenditures in the short-term. However, by 2016, almost half of TNCs in all sectors expect to see an increase in their FDI expenditures, in line with their rising optimism for the global investment environment.