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Canada Business Outlook Survey
Businesses remain positive about the economic outlook, although some forward-looking indicators have eased from the levels recorded in recent surveys, and the strength in commodity prices has raised expectations for costs and inflation. Driven by optimism among businesses involved in commodity-related activity, firms, on balance, continue to expect sales growth to increase over the next 12 months. Efforts to expand or to improve competitiveness underpin plans to increase investment, and employment intentions remain solid. As the recovery advances, more firms—particularly those in the Prairies—report operating ... (full story)