October 7, 2005 Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2005 Firms overall remain positive about the economic outlook. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
July 4, 2005 Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2005 Businesses remain optimistic about the economic outlook. Indeed, the results of this survey are broadly similar to those of the spring 2005 survey. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
April 4, 2005 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2005 Businesses are more optimistic about the economic outlook than in the winter survey. The greater stability of the Canadian dollar in the three months since the previous survey has helped to ease concerns among exporters. Businesses continue to expect strong domestic sales. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
January 17, 2005 Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2004-05 Businesses remain positive about the economic outlook but less so than in the autumn survey. The appreciation of the Canadian dollar between the survey periods has heightened uncertainty among businesses and dampened the expectations of those adversely affected by the rising dollar.Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - Winter 2004-05 Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
October 8, 2004 Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2004 Businesses remain essentially as optimistic about the economic outlook as they were in the summer survey. Although they have marked down their growth forecast for the U.S. economy, businesses expect stronger domestic demand.Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - October 2004 Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
July 12, 2004 Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2004 Businesses are somewhat more optimistic about the outlook than they were in the spring, reflecting increased confidence about the robustness of the global economic recovery. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
May 13, 2004 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2004 Businesses’ expectations for the pace of economic activity over the next 12 months remain positive, although somewhat less so than in the winter survey.Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - April 2004Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - February 2004 Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey