Bio

Matt West is a Research Assistant in the Survey and Economic Intelligence Division in the Canadian Economic Analysis Department. His work includes contributing to the quarterly Business Outlook Survey, the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations and the Daily Internet Survey of Confidence. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Saint Francis Xavier University.

Staff discussion papers

Synthesizing Signals from the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations

Staff Discussion Paper 2025-11 Jacob Dolinar, Patrick Sabourin, Matt West
We introduce the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations indicator. This indicator provides a summary measure of consumer opinions that we can track over time. We construct three underlying sub-indexes—financial health, labour market and consumer spending—that capture different factors influencing consumers’ daily lives.
Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Central bank research JEL Code(s): D, D1, D12, D8, D84, E, E2, E21, E3, E32, E7, E71

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