Chart 6: Many firms are holding off on investments https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=245382 Investment spending, change over the next 12 months (balance of opinion*) Historical average balance of opinion, investment spending 3516 2916 1617 1629 2416 1716 1633 1625 1620 1620 1628 1611 1216 -3016 162 1626 1640 1636 1646 1647 4216 3716 2916 2016 1916 1416 167 2216 160 1611 916 3216 316