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Capacity indicators are those related to labour shortages, labour shortage intensity and the ability to meet demand.\n\nBusiness Outlook Survey", "link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=245382" }, "seriesDetail": { "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S1": { "label": "Business activity", "description": "", "dimension": { "key": "d", "name": "Date" } }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S2": { "label": "Prices and costs", "description": "", "dimension": { "key": "d", "name": "Date" } }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S3": { "label": "Capacity", "description": "", "dimension": { "key": "d", "name": "Date" } }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S4": { "label": "BOS indicator", "description": "", "dimension": { "key": "d", "name": "Date" } } }, "observations": [ { "d": "2019-01-01", "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S1": { "v": "-0.15" }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S4": { "v": "-0.77" }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S3": { "v": "-0.58" }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S2": { "v": "-0.04" } }, { "d": "2019-04-01", "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S1": { "v": "0.06" }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S4": { "v": "0.06" }, "BOS_2025Q1_C1_S3": { "v": "-0.11" }, 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