April 2026 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=252732 Labour market index Labour market index Financial health index Financial health index Consumer spending index Consumer spending index CSCE indicator CSCE indicator Positive or higher Positive or higher Negative or lower Negative or lower Resolved Soon Resolved Soon Not Resolved Soon Not Resolved Soon Expectations for real spending growth Expectations for real spending growth Spending cuts in response to inflation expectations Spending cuts in response to inflation expectations Spending cuts in response to interest rate expectations Spending cuts in response to interest rate expectations Consumer spending index Consumer spending index Share of consumers currently working Share of consumers currently working Don’t use AI at work Don’t use AI at work Use AI at work Use AI at work Sectors highly sensitive to trade Sectors highly sensitive to trade Sectors less sensitive to trade Sectors less sensitive to trade 2024Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q4 2026Q1 2026Q1 Likely to persist Likely to persist Unlikely to persist Unlikely to persist I don't know I don't know Probability of losing a job Probability of losing a job Probability of voluntarily leaving a job Probability of voluntarily leaving a job Probability of finding a job Probability of finding a job Labour market index Labour market index Sectors where AI poses a lower risk of task replacement Sectors where AI poses a lower risk of task replacement Sectors where AI poses a higher risk of task replacement Sectors where AI poses a higher risk of task replacement Perceptions about current inflation Inflation expectations for each horizon: What do you expect the rate of inflation (deflation) to be? Perceptions about current inflation: What do you think the rate of inflation (deflation) was over the last 12 months? 1-year-ahead inflation expectations Inflation expectations for each horizon: What do you expect the rate of inflation (deflation) to be? Perceptions about current inflation: What do you think the rate of inflation (deflation) was over the last 12 months? 2-year-ahead inflation expectations Inflation expectations for each horizon: What do you expect the rate of inflation (deflation) to be? Perceptions about current inflation: What do you think the rate of inflation (deflation) was over the last 12 months? 5-year-ahead inflation expectations Inflation expectations for each horizon: What do you expect the rate of inflation (deflation) to be? Perceptions about current inflation: What do you think the rate of inflation (deflation) was over the last 12 months? Respondents with high inflation expectations Respondents with high inflation expectations Respondents with low inflation expectations Respondents with low inflation expectations 2.913.032.410.180.400.471.050.37-0.510.08-0.055.784.66 2.082.912.04-0.060.320.350.610.190.430.421.040.46-0.55-0.10-0.198.314.83 2.512.933.722.03-0.430.370.350.290.190.440.431.060.28-0.27-1.30-1.295.935.10 2.202.753.672.06-0.040.300.360.610.230.450.391.070.32-0.37-0.08-0.135.985.16 2.182.933.622.03-0.300.310.360.370.150.500.421.070.36-0.50-0.75-0.895.754.78 2.492.893.172.08-0.320.190.210.090.170.250.210.630.34-0.51-0.78-0.959.385.31 2.092.853.322.04-0.060.410.400.740.220.500.481.200.35-0.31-0.23-0.196.384.81 2.082.763.952.040.110.430.270.820.240.220.350.810.46-0.290.160.335.804.36 2.542.943.902.030.100.220.130.450.180.060.160.400.39-0.270.190.315.614.24 2.442.923.832.060.070.330.220.620.180.150.320.660.40-0.320.120.215.534.41 2.202.763.592.050.100.350.180.640.200.110.240.550.40-0.290.200.305.744.12 2.082.753.962.010.120.280.110.510.190.020.130.330.43-0.300.230.365.624.21 2.232.833.622.030.040.320.300.660.110.450.340.900.44-0.470.160.125.734.12 2.713.134.092.430.180.140.120.440.250.030.080.360.40-0.180.320.545.654.53 2.893.324.262.590.160.080.010.250.10-0.120.030.020.610.920.230.030.240.49-1.79-2.805.684.61 2.933.013.942.450.020.11-0.030.10-0.03-0.060.02-0.080.590.780.05-0.180.190.06-1.62-2.065.604.19 2.542.983.932.270.110.050.140.300.160.150.120.430.870.78-0.020.150.190.32-0.44-0.705.174.29 2.642.993.972.340.030.110.000.140.16-0.13-0.030.001.150.62-0.02-0.070.180.09-0.90-0.365.794.52 2.572.973.822.100.070.110.120.290.190.070.100.360.910.48-0.010.070.140.20-0.33-0.615.974.80 2.422.873.912.010.060.160.130.350.200.110.100.400.820.75-0.040.070.150.17-0.67-0.465.634.16 2.232.913.572.070.130.110.070.310.18-0.040.060.21-0.050.240.190.395.734.30 2.492.943.922.100.160.130.150.440.190.120.140.460.751.070.000.310.160.47-0.04-0.296.074.42 2.753.013.252.04-0.57-0.34-0.01-0.92-0.010.08-0.11-0.040.560.80-0.71-0.23-0.76-1.700.540.419.375.56 2.222.953.552.03-0.23-0.170.13-0.260.180.190.040.400.460.61-0.46-0.18-0.05-0.690.600.407.724.93 2.863.003.122.02-0.28-0.150.12-0.310.150.160.050.360.550.93-0.45-0.20-0.19-0.840.440.375.884.76 2.102.993.732.01-0.220.030.210.020.630.630.890.94-0.480.09-0.28-0.66-0.240.406.084.52 3.073.003.112.21-0.030.060.100.130.250.060.310.550.87-0.180.10-0.01-0.09-0.280.049.134.74 3.723.063.093.010.060.020.000.08-0.200.190.000.110.68-0.210.320.060.171.620.069.054.47 4.884.103.544.090.04-0.05-0.12-0.12-0.370.03-0.350.080.38-0.330.350.100.12-0.220.179.455.06 5.074.623.235.030.07-0.11-0.18-0.22-0.540.01-0.53-0.030.06-0.450.490.160.200.541.4110.055.60 6.825.024.006.060.14-0.33-0.40-0.58-0.88-0.17-0.13-1.19-0.21-0.37-0.130.400.160.420.470.1110.305.61 7.115.223.447.960.16-0.42-0.64-0.90-1.01-0.51-0.41-1.93-0.87-1.12-0.410.700.200.491.150.959.615.20 7.185.143.107.940.06-0.56-0.68-1.18-0.98-0.49-0.57-2.04-1.46-1.45-0.350.350.170.172.000.3410.075.58 6.014.242.897.110.14-0.51-0.40-0.76-0.39-0.35-0.46-1.19-0.97-1.13-0.090.330.190.430.47-0.019.555.42 5.093.932.897.020.15-0.35-0.35-0.54-0.30-0.25-0.48-1.04-0.52-0.87-0.040.350.150.45-1.48-0.419.665.04 5.034.042.756.600.14-0.46-0.45-0.77-0.36-0.42-0.56-1.34-0.72-0.84-0.070.370.110.42-0.55-0.579.665.46 4.923.942.625.900.03-0.60-0.58-1.15-0.36-0.68-0.69-1.73-0.90-1.13-0.090.120.060.08-0.630.379.214.58 4.923.763.125.250.11-0.34-0.37-0.60-0.08-0.51-0.51-1.10-0.77-1.01-0.080.320.090.33-1.020.199.044.64 4.093.913.205.240.01-0.40-0.34-0.730.15-0.59-0.58-1.02-0.99-0.68-0.400.390.050.04-0.110.419.564.49 3.843.053.034.820.03-0.27-0.21-0.450.17-0.33-0.48-0.64-0.63-0.55-0.140.170.060.090.59-0.048.564.41 3.052.972.993.89-0.03-0.24-0.09-0.360.24-0.24-0.26-0.260.12-0.07-0.470.310.06-0.101.902.678.284.08 4.093.893.393.94-0.16-0.41-0.17-0.740.16-0.30-0.39-0.520.060.16-0.910.380.05-0.492.446.039.335.02 4.043.853.453.82-0.15-0.49-0.43-1.07-0.32-0.52-0.45-1.290.00-0.15-0.830.320.07-0.440.815.919.024.71 4.003.943.673.72-0.20-0.35-0.31-0.850.14-0.57-0.49-0.92-0.56-0.45-0.640.14-0.09-0.591.573.899.414.95 4.103.983.094.02-0.11-0.50-0.38-1.00-0.05-0.67-0.43-1.15-0.98-0.48-0.740.310.09-0.343.732.849.444.95 3.983.573.023.86-0.13-0.44-0.20-0.770.15-0.38-0.37-0.60-0.55-0.41-0.800.310.11-0.390.135.869.124.93 7.15-86.28 81.28-1.00 -0.1210.90 4.699.38 31.12 24.42 23.44 20.87 15.29 14.12 0.79 36.62 3.2114.50 4.224.48 -3.101.84 -2.71-0.14 -8.16-6.55 38.2944.2942.6243.55 21.4834.7830.3032.07 17.9517.3218.2818.76 9.5810.5510.8710.29 9.0411.339.6110.26 9.669.748.838.80 6.588.878.388.27 62.6726.9110.42 87.048.224.74