Last year was good, but 2018 could be great, say security integrators and security dealers who participated in the 2018 SDM Industry Forecast Study and Panel, a report that SDM has published annually since 1982.

The economy is roaring. The Conference Board announced in late November that consumer confidence had reached a 17-year high. Business confidence also is elevated. Core business spending rose 3 percent to 4 percent in 2017 and the same or better is expected in 2018, declares Kiplinger’s November 22 economic forecast, “Business Investment Slowly Gains Strength.”