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<terms url="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/"></terms>
<groupDetail>
    <label>The BOS indicator has declined further</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Contributions to BOS indicator (standardized units)

The BOS indicator is a summary measure of the main Business Outlook Survey (BOS) questions. Business activity indicators are those related to past sales declines, future sales growth, indicators of future sales, employment and investment. Price and cost indicators are those related to input and output price growth as well as credit conditions. Capacity indicators are those related to labour shortages, labour shortage intensity and the ability to meet demand. The calculation of the BOS indicator has changed, effective in the first quarter of 2023. A backgrounder outlining the motivation for and implications of the change was published on the Bank’s website on May 8, 2023.]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=235134</link>
</groupDetail>
<seriesDetail>
<series id="PC1">
<label>BOS Indicator</label>
<description>The BOS indicator is re-estimated every quarter with the release of the Business Outlook Survey. As such, even though responses to BOS questions are never revised, the entire time series of the indicator is revised after every release.</description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">
<label>Business activity</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">
<label>Capacity</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">
<label>Prices and costs</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
</seriesDetail>
<observations>
<o d="2003-07-01"><v s="PC1">-0.37</v></o>
<o d="2003-10-01"><v s="PC1">-0.49</v></o>
<o d="2004-01-01"><v s="PC1">-0.41</v></o>
<o d="2004-04-01"><v s="PC1">0.95</v></o>
<o d="2004-07-01"><v s="PC1">1.07</v></o>
<o d="2004-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.82</v></o>
<o d="2005-01-01"><v s="PC1">1.32</v></o>
<o d="2005-04-01"><v s="PC1">0.91</v></o>
<o d="2005-07-01"><v s="PC1">2.67</v></o>
<o d="2005-10-01"><v s="PC1">2.79</v></o>
<o d="2006-01-01"><v s="PC1">2.32</v></o>
<o d="2006-04-01"><v s="PC1">1.61</v></o>
<o d="2006-07-01"><v s="PC1">1.52</v></o>
<o d="2006-10-01"><v s="PC1">1.03</v></o>
<o d="2007-01-01"><v s="PC1">1.77</v></o>
<o d="2007-04-01"><v s="PC1">1.06</v></o>
<o d="2007-07-01"><v s="PC1">0.56</v></o>
<o d="2007-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.24</v></o>
<o d="2008-01-01"><v s="PC1">-0.22</v></o>
<o d="2008-04-01"><v s="PC1">0.98</v></o>
<o d="2008-07-01"><v s="PC1">-0.69</v></o>
<o d="2008-10-01"><v s="PC1">-6.70</v></o>
<o d="2009-01-01"><v s="PC1">-6.56</v></o>
<o d="2009-04-01"><v s="PC1">-4.91</v></o>
<o d="2009-07-01"><v s="PC1">-3.28</v></o>
<o d="2009-10-01"><v s="PC1">-1.78</v></o>
<o d="2010-01-01"><v s="PC1">-0.76</v></o>
<o d="2010-04-01"><v s="PC1">0.03</v></o>
<o d="2010-07-01"><v s="PC1">0.67</v></o>
<o d="2010-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.83</v></o>
<o d="2011-01-01"><v s="PC1">0.77</v></o>
<o d="2011-04-01"><v s="PC1">2.43</v></o>
<o d="2011-07-01"><v s="PC1">0.39</v></o>
<o d="2011-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.61</v></o>
<o d="2012-01-01"><v s="PC1">1.31</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.98</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.15</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.20</v></o>
<o d="2012-04-01"><v s="PC1">1.30</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">1.03</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.11</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.08</v></o>
<o d="2012-07-01"><v s="PC1">0.02</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.62</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.17</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.28</v></o>
<o d="2012-10-01"><v s="PC1">-0.38</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.15</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.43</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.02</v></o>
<o d="2013-01-01"><v s="PC1">-1.24</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.51</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.74</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.21</v></o>
<o d="2013-04-01"><v s="PC1">-0.44</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.26</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.50</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.08</v></o>
<o d="2013-07-01"><v s="PC1">-0.01</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.62</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.19</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.19</v></o>
<o d="2013-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.16</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.12</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.41</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.21</v></o>
<o d="2014-01-01"><v s="PC1">0.99</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.48</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.28</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.60</v></o>
<o d="2014-04-01"><v s="PC1">-0.05</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.18</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.78</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.26</v></o>
<o d="2014-07-01"><v s="PC1">0.77</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.61</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.39</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.27</v></o>
<o d="2014-10-01"><v s="PC1">-1.05</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.55</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.57</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.16</v></o>
<o d="2015-01-01"><v s="PC1">-1.31</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-1.02</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.69</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.12</v></o>
<o d="2015-04-01"><v s="PC1">-1.30</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.57</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.56</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.43</v></o>
<o d="2015-07-01"><v s="PC1">-1.50</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.48</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-1.34</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.07</v></o>
<o d="2015-10-01"><v s="PC1">-2.92</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-1.58</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-1.13</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.50</v></o>
<o d="2016-01-01"><v s="PC1">-1.58</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.64</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-1.03</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.16</v></o>
<o d="2016-04-01"><v s="PC1">-2.10</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-1.18</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-1.08</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.09</v></o>
<o d="2016-07-01"><v s="PC1">-0.97</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.29</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.74</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.21</v></o>
<o d="2016-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.50</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.28</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.55</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.55</v></o>
<o d="2017-01-01"><v s="PC1">0.37</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.73</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.60</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.01</v></o>
<o d="2017-04-01"><v s="PC1">2.35</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">1.66</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.18</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.30</v></o>
<o d="2017-07-01"><v s="PC1">1.02</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.58</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.33</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.12</v></o>
<o d="2017-10-01"><v s="PC1">1.70</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.56</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.77</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.25</v></o>
<o d="2018-01-01"><v s="PC1">1.39</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.70</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.35</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.12</v></o>
<o d="2018-04-01"><v s="PC1">2.61</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.98</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">1.00</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.46</v></o>
<o d="2018-07-01"><v s="PC1">2.50</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.88</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">1.11</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.38</v></o>
<o d="2018-10-01"><v s="PC1">1.86</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.48</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">1.14</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.02</v></o>
<o d="2019-01-01"><v s="PC1">-0.72</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.20</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.67</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.08</v></o>
<o d="2019-04-01"><v s="PC1">0.14</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.01</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.17</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.05</v></o>
<o d="2019-07-01"><v s="PC1">0.61</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.13</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.54</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.01</v></o>
<o d="2019-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.78</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.06</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.53</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.01</v></o>
<o d="2020-01-01"><v s="PC1">-0.44</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.69</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.09</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.03</v></o>
<o d="2020-04-01"><v s="PC1">-5.93</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-3.60</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-1.86</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.67</v></o>
<o d="2020-07-01"><v s="PC1">-2.21</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-2.06</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.54</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.16</v></o>
<o d="2020-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.73</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.49</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.38</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.55</v></o>
<o d="2021-01-01"><v s="PC1">2.08</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.80</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.25</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">1.29</v></o>
<o d="2021-04-01"><v s="PC1">3.56</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">1.71</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">0.79</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.69</v></o>
<o d="2021-07-01"><v s="PC1">4.39</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">2.10</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">1.83</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.27</v></o>
<o d="2021-10-01"><v s="PC1">5.90</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">2.88</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">2.58</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.23</v></o>
<o d="2022-01-01"><v s="PC1">4.92</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">1.82</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">2.52</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.43</v></o>
<o d="2022-04-01"><v s="PC1">4.91</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">2.10</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">2.36</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">0.21</v></o>
<o d="2022-07-01"><v s="PC1">2.00</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.57</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">2.22</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.99</v></o>
<o d="2022-10-01"><v s="PC1">0.35</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.24</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">1.38</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-0.93</v></o>
<o d="2023-01-01"><v s="PC1">-0.71</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">0.17</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.04</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-1.10</v></o>
<o d="2023-04-01"><v s="PC1">-2.01</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-0.48</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.34</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-1.48</v></o>
<o d="2023-07-01"><v s="PC1">-3.20</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S2">-1.12</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S3">-0.69</v><v s="BOS_2023Q3_C1_S4">-1.70</v></o>
</observations>
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