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Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2011
Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2011
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.
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Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2010-11
Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2010
Responses to the autumn survey suggest that the economic recovery is progressing. Firms remain positive about the outlook over the next 12 months, but they generally expect growth to be modest, owing in part to a weaker outlook for the U.S. economy.
Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2010
Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2010
Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2009-10
Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2009
Responses to the autumn survey suggest that the Canadian economy is recovering, as all indicators of business activity have increased since the summer survey. However, because firms continue to expect activity to pick up only gradually, they remain cautious regarding investment.
Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2009
The results of the summer survey indicate that businesses foresee an improvement in the economic outlook. In particular, the balances of opinion on both future sales and employment have turned positive. Nevertheless, firms expect their activity to recover only gradually, and they continue to be cautious regarding investment.