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    <label>More firms saw outright sales declines over the past 12 months</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Over the past 12 months, did your firm’s sales volumes increase, stay the same or decrease? (Share of firms that said "decreased")

Source: Business Outlook Survey]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=236467</link>
</groupDetail>
<seriesDetail>
<series id="PSD">
<label>Yes (%)</label>
<description>Past Sales Declines - Did the overall level of your sales volume decline over the past 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months?</description>
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</series>
</seriesDetail>
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<o d="2004-01-01"><v s="PSD">21</v></o>
<o d="2004-04-01"><v s="PSD">22</v></o>
<o d="2004-07-01"><v s="PSD">25</v></o>
<o d="2004-10-01"><v s="PSD">17</v></o>
<o d="2005-01-01"><v s="PSD">12</v></o>
<o d="2005-04-01"><v s="PSD">23</v></o>
<o d="2005-07-01"><v s="PSD">17</v></o>
<o d="2005-10-01"><v s="PSD">9</v></o>
<o d="2006-01-01"><v s="PSD">16</v></o>
<o d="2006-04-01"><v s="PSD">19</v></o>
<o d="2006-07-01"><v s="PSD">17</v></o>
<o d="2006-10-01"><v s="PSD">23</v></o>
<o d="2007-01-01"><v s="PSD">23</v></o>
<o d="2007-04-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2007-07-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2007-10-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2008-01-01"><v s="PSD">20</v></o>
<o d="2008-04-01"><v s="PSD">19</v></o>
<o d="2008-07-01"><v s="PSD">24</v></o>
<o d="2008-10-01"><v s="PSD">34</v></o>
<o d="2009-01-01"><v s="PSD">31</v></o>
<o d="2009-04-01"><v s="PSD">59</v></o>
<o d="2009-07-01"><v s="PSD">52</v></o>
<o d="2009-10-01"><v s="PSD">54</v></o>
<o d="2010-01-01"><v s="PSD">53</v></o>
<o d="2010-04-01"><v s="PSD">37</v></o>
<o d="2010-07-01"><v s="PSD">27</v></o>
<o d="2010-10-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2011-01-01"><v s="PSD">27</v></o>
<o d="2011-04-01"><v s="PSD">16</v></o>
<o d="2011-07-01"><v s="PSD">14</v></o>
<o d="2011-10-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2012-01-01"><v s="PSD">24</v></o>
<o d="2012-04-01"><v s="PSD">14</v></o>
<o d="2012-07-01"><v s="PSD">22</v></o>
<o d="2012-10-01"><v s="PSD">22</v></o>
<o d="2013-01-01"><v s="PSD">31</v></o>
<o d="2013-04-01"><v s="PSD">21</v></o>
<o d="2013-07-01"><v s="PSD">35</v></o>
<o d="2013-10-01"><v s="PSD">30</v></o>
<o d="2014-01-01"><v s="PSD">27</v></o>
<o d="2014-04-01"><v s="PSD">24</v></o>
<o d="2014-07-01"><v s="PSD">25</v></o>
<o d="2014-10-01"><v s="PSD">26</v></o>
<o d="2015-01-01"><v s="PSD">20</v></o>
<o d="2015-04-01"><v s="PSD">24</v></o>
<o d="2015-07-01"><v s="PSD">25</v></o>
<o d="2015-10-01"><v s="PSD">26</v></o>
<o d="2016-01-01"><v s="PSD">22</v></o>
<o d="2016-04-01"><v s="PSD">31</v></o>
<o d="2016-07-01"><v s="PSD">28</v></o>
<o d="2016-10-01"><v s="PSD">27</v></o>
<o d="2017-01-01"><v s="PSD">31</v></o>
<o d="2017-04-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2017-07-01"><v s="PSD">16</v></o>
<o d="2017-10-01"><v s="PSD">24</v></o>
<o d="2018-01-01"><v s="PSD">23</v></o>
<o d="2018-04-01"><v s="PSD">15</v></o>
<o d="2018-07-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2018-10-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2019-01-01"><v s="PSD">26</v></o>
<o d="2019-04-01"><v s="PSD">26</v></o>
<o d="2019-07-01"><v s="PSD">31</v></o>
<o d="2019-10-01"><v s="PSD">28</v></o>
<o d="2020-01-01"><v s="PSD">32</v></o>
<o d="2020-04-01"><v s="PSD">47</v></o>
<o d="2020-07-01"><v s="PSD">54</v></o>
<o d="2020-10-01"><v s="PSD">53</v></o>
<o d="2021-01-01"><v s="PSD">44</v></o>
<o d="2021-04-01"><v s="PSD">46</v></o>
<o d="2021-07-01"><v s="PSD">26</v></o>
<o d="2021-10-01"><v s="PSD">6</v></o>
<o d="2022-01-01"><v s="PSD">15</v></o>
<o d="2022-04-01"><v s="PSD">10</v></o>
<o d="2022-07-01"><v s="PSD">18</v></o>
<o d="2022-10-01"><v s="PSD">23</v></o>
<o d="2023-01-01"><v s="PSD">16</v></o>
<o d="2023-04-01"><v s="PSD">23</v></o>
<o d="2023-07-01"><v s="PSD">32</v></o>
<o d="2023-10-01"><v s="PSD">39</v></o>
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