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Business Outlook Survey - First Quarter of 2024
Business sentiment and sales growth expectations have stopped falling, according to firms responding to the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse. But demand remains subdued, which is allowing price pressures and the labour market to ease. As a result, fewer firms than in the previous survey are planning unusually large or frequent price increases over the next 12 months. Overview • Firms reported that demand remains weak overall. But there are some signs of returning optimism. Namely, indicators of business conditions, sales outlooks and employment intentions have changed direction after many ... (full story)
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Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations - First Quarter of 2024
Consumers believe inflation has slowed, but their expectations for inflation in the near term have barely changed. Consumers link their perceptions of slowing inflation with their own experiences of price changes for frequently purchased items, such as food and gas. • Expectations for long-term inflation have increased, though they remain below their historical average. Relative to last quarter, consumers now think that factors contributing to high inflation—particularly high government spending and elevated home prices and rent costs—will take longer to resolve. • Canadians continue to feel the negative ... (full story)
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BOC SURVEY: 40% OF FIRMS EXPECT INFLATION TO REMAIN ABOVE 3% FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, DOWN FROM 54% IN Q4.
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BOC SURVEY: 27% OF FIRMS EXPECT CANADA TO BE IN A RECESSION OVER THE NEXT YEAR, DOWN FROM 38% IN Q4.
— FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) April 1, 2024
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BOC SURVEY: OVERALL Q1 BUSINESS SURVEY INDICATOR -2.42, Q4 WAS -3.09 (REVISED FROM -3.15).
— FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) April 1, 2024