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    <label>Business Outlook Survey—data by firm size (four quarter moving averages) - Input prices</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Firm sizes are defined as follows: small firms have 10 to 99 employees, medium-sized firms have 100 to 499 employees, and large firms have 500 or more employees. Because the responses are presented here as four-quarter moving averages, these charts may not show the same movements as the aggregate BOS data published each quarter.]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=217700</link>
</groupDetail>
<seriesDetail>
<series id="BOS_INP_S">
<label>Small firms</label>
<description>Input prices, four-quarter moving average - Over the next 12 months, are prices of products/services purchased expected to increase at a greater, lesser, or the same rate as over the past year?</description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_INP_M">
<label>Medium-sized firms</label>
<description>Input prices, four-quarter moving average - Over the next 12 months, are prices of products/services purchased expected to increase at a greater, lesser, or the same rate as over the past year?</description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_INP_L">
<label>Large firms</label>
<description>Input prices, four-quarter moving average - Over the next 12 months, are prices of products/services purchased expected to increase at a greater, lesser, or the same rate as over the past year?</description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
</seriesDetail>
<observations>
<o d="2004-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-1.62</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-13.05</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-16.61</v></o>
<o d="2004-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-0.73</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-3.90</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-3.50</v></o>
<o d="2004-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-3.67</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-1.82</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">7.00</v></o>
<o d="2004-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-2.67</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-12.87</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">4.71</v></o>
<o d="2005-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">1.76</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-13.23</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">9.16</v></o>
<o d="2005-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">1.76</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-21.72</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">3.07</v></o>
<o d="2005-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">17.54</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-11.55</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">1.86</v></o>
<o d="2005-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">20.38</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">5.62</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">9.91</v></o>
<o d="2006-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">15.34</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">7.76</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">9.24</v></o>
<o d="2006-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">15.10</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">17.95</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">5.08</v></o>
<o d="2006-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">3.03</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">7.53</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">1.60</v></o>
<o d="2006-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-0.06</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-3.71</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-5.02</v></o>
<o d="2007-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">0.42</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-3.00</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-11.22</v></o>
<o d="2007-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-2.17</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-7.08</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-10.44</v></o>
<o d="2007-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-3.73</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-5.12</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-9.14</v></o>
<o d="2007-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-3.65</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-3.97</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-6.20</v></o>
<o d="2008-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">7.20</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">1.38</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">5.09</v></o>
<o d="2008-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">22.02</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">8.15</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">12.59</v></o>
<o d="2008-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">21.00</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">5.63</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">7.18</v></o>
<o d="2008-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">6.70</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-2.14</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-4.04</v></o>
<o d="2009-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-14.08</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-14.08</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-17.03</v></o>
<o d="2009-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-27.88</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-30.75</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-26.40</v></o>
<o d="2009-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-23.15</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-18.65</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-23.88</v></o>
<o d="2009-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-4.33</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-4.80</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-4.08</v></o>
<o d="2010-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">7.47</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">11.09</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">14.49</v></o>
<o d="2010-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">14.25</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">28.42</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">26.73</v></o>
<o d="2010-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">17.10</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">23.93</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">35.37</v></o>
<o d="2010-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">16.75</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">31.86</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">36.62</v></o>
<o d="2011-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">26.14</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">28.89</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">39.12</v></o>
<o d="2011-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">29.52</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">30.69</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">33.75</v></o>
<o d="2011-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">25.25</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">24.84</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">31.49</v></o>
<o d="2011-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">21.77</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">16.45</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">22.95</v></o>
<o d="2012-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">11.51</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">13.70</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">11.23</v></o>
<o d="2012-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">0.69</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">4.38</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">8.51</v></o>
<o d="2012-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">1.68</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">5.89</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">6.90</v></o>
<o d="2012-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-1.62</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">8.47</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">5.62</v></o>
<o d="2013-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">3.78</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">4.19</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">3.41</v></o>
<o d="2013-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">11.41</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">2.72</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-2.71</v></o>
<o d="2013-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">13.99</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">2.85</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-2.15</v></o>
<o d="2013-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">21.86</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">3.92</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">1.19</v></o>
<o d="2014-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">24.54</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">13.74</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">12.48</v></o>
<o d="2014-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">17.74</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">9.46</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">15.52</v></o>
<o d="2014-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">14.19</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">12.23</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">16.30</v></o>
<o d="2014-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">9.96</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">5.41</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">11.69</v></o>
<o d="2015-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">7.05</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-2.75</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-3.67</v></o>
<o d="2015-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">2.61</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-5.52</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-9.68</v></o>
<o d="2015-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-0.29</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-3.49</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-10.26</v></o>
<o d="2015-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-2.90</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-11.35</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-9.81</v></o>
<o d="2016-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-4.50</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-16.97</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">4.77</v></o>
<o d="2016-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-0.29</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-13.76</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">12.98</v></o>
<o d="2016-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">0.13</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-17.93</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">9.65</v></o>
<o d="2016-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">4.59</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-2.02</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">17.62</v></o>
<o d="2017-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">2.53</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">4.43</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">12.24</v></o>
<o d="2017-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">4.21</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">8.99</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">20.52</v></o>
<o d="2017-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">10.10</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">7.06</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">18.91</v></o>
<o d="2017-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">12.65</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">2.05</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">24.67</v></o>
<o d="2018-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">17.19</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">6.50</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">24.09</v></o>
<o d="2018-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">23.83</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">9.07</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">27.35</v></o>
<o d="2018-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">25.22</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">16.64</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">37.05</v></o>
<o d="2018-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">19.73</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">15.10</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">29.29</v></o>
<o d="2019-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">12.00</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">11.90</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">24.50</v></o>
<o d="2019-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">2.23</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">9.31</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">8.54</v></o>
<o d="2019-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-4.72</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">4.45</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-4.10</v></o>
<o d="2019-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-3.87</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">8.61</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-4.70</v></o>
<o d="2020-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">1.14</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">5.61</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-2.36</v></o>
<o d="2020-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">1.89</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">1.13</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">2.88</v></o>
<o d="2020-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">8.28</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">1.78</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">8.14</v></o>
<o d="2020-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">15.00</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">5.22</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">6.63</v></o>
<o d="2021-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">23.51</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">12.49</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">19.92</v></o>
<o d="2021-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">34.00</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">18.98</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">21.42</v></o>
<o d="2021-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">34.36</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">19.64</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">20.03</v></o>
<o d="2021-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">30.86</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">12.01</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">18.31</v></o>
<o d="2022-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">19.02</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">8.35</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">10.59</v></o>
<o d="2022-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">11.06</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">8.00</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">12.15</v></o>
<o d="2022-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-5.02</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-5.14</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">5.93</v></o>
<o d="2022-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-16.58</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-13.61</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-7.57</v></o>
<o d="2023-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-25.24</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-35.30</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-22.91</v></o>
<o d="2023-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-29.23</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-55.08</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-43.17</v></o>
<o d="2023-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-31.01</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-60.93</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-53.70</v></o>
<o d="2023-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-37.56</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-64.88</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-57.65</v></o>
<o d="2024-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-40.20</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-58.38</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-63.07</v></o>
<o d="2024-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-43.95</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-46.97</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-59.36</v></o>
<o d="2024-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-41.98</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-33.93</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-47.34</v></o>
<o d="2024-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-35.73</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-27.31</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-42.15</v></o>
<o d="2025-01-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-24.44</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-12.33</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-28.82</v></o>
<o d="2025-04-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">-16.67</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-3.88</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-14.48</v></o>
<o d="2025-07-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">1.67</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">-0.03</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">-9.08</v></o>
<o d="2025-10-01"><v s="BOS_INP_S">13.02</v><v s="BOS_INP_M">9.50</v><v s="BOS_INP_L">3.71</v></o>
</observations>
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