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<terms url="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/"></terms>
<groupDetail>
    <label>Chart 3: Indicators of future sales have improved to their historical average</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Indicators of future sales: Compared with 12 months ago, have your recent indicators of future sales (order books, advance bookings, sales inquiries, etc.) improved, deteriorated or remained the same?

* Percentage of firms reporting that indicators have improved minus the percentage reporting that indicators have deteriorated

Source: Business Outlook Survey]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=252742</link>
</groupDetail>
<seriesDetail>
<series id="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">
<label>Indicators of future sales, change compared with 12 months ago (balance of opinion*)</label>
<description>Indicators of future sales, change compared with 12 months ago (balance of opinion*)</description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">
<label>Historical average balance of opinion, indicators of future sales</label>
<description>Historical average balance of opinion, indicators of future sales</description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
</seriesDetail>
<observations>
<o d="2007-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">22</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2007-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">25</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2007-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">29</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2007-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">3</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2008-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">11</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2008-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">5</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2008-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">9</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2008-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-38</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2009-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-53</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2009-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-21</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2009-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-9</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2009-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">24</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2010-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">36</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2010-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">50</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2010-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">48</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2010-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">32</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2011-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">48</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2011-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">42</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2011-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">26</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2011-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">24</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2012-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">60</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2012-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">34</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2012-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">20</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2012-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">24</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2013-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">18</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2013-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">22</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2013-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">28</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2013-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">25</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2014-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">33</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2014-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">39</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2014-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">44</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2014-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">20</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2015-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">10</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2015-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">27</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2015-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">17</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2015-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">8</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2016-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">15</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2016-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">4</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2016-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">21</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2016-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">32</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2017-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">46</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2017-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">59</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2017-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">57</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2017-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">34</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2018-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">41</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2018-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">49</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2018-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">40</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2018-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">27</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2019-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">14</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2019-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">23</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2019-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">16</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2019-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">34</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2020-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">16</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2020-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-58</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2020-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-22</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2020-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">1</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2021-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">42</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2021-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">81</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2021-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">56</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2021-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">61</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2022-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">40</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2022-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">57</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2022-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">18</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2022-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">11</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2023-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">10</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2023-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">8</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2023-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">0</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2023-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-10</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2024-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">4</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2024-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-1</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2024-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">11</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2024-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">30</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2025-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">22</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2025-04-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">-6</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2025-07-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">0</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2025-10-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">13</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
<o d="2026-01-01"><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S1">24</v><v s="BOS_2026Q1_C3_S2">24</v></o>
</observations>
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