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Trade Standoff: Canadians Back Tariffs on U.S. Imports Despite Cost Concerns. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

“Further uncertainty and new tariffs on Canadian goods by the US will reinforce appetite for a Canadian tariff response.” -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,120 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between June 1st and 3rd, 2025 as… Continue Reading Trade Standoff: Canadians Back Tariffs on U.S. Imports Despite Cost Concerns. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence marginally positive on real estate and future strength of the economy positivity...

Consumer confidence remains marginally positive as views related to the future value of real estate increasing and the Canadian economy strengthening have improved over the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,079 respondents in Canada. This report is based on… Continue Reading Consumer confidence marginally positive on real estate and future strength of the economy positivity (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence in marginally positive territory largely on improved sentiment on value of real ...

Canadian consumer confidence remains in positive territory, but the positive trajectory has abated over the past week. Of note, positive sentiment on the future value real estate is up nine points in the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,079… Continue Reading Consumer confidence in marginally positive territory largely on improved sentiment on value of real estate (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence continues to improve in wake of Canadian election (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Biggest confidence gains in the wake of the Canadian election relate to the increasing value of real estate (up 12 points in the last four weeks) and the future strength of the Canadian economy (stronger, up 10 points in the past four weeks). -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-… Continue Reading Consumer confidence continues to improve in wake of Canadian election (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Canadian consumer confidence rebounds in wake of Carney victory. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

In the period following the election of the Carney federal government, consumer confidence has been improving.  Views on the future strength of the Canadian economy remain net negative but positive views have doubled in the past four weeks.  Positive views on personal finances and the value of real estate are also up. -Nik Nanos, Chief… Continue Reading Canadian consumer confidence rebounds in wake of Carney victory. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Appetite to purchase US-made goods continues to drop – Four in five Canadians agree to some extent

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on the impact of tariffs on purchase of US-made goods and the US-Canada relationship. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,055 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between May 5th and 8th, 2025 as part of an… Continue Reading Appetite to purchase US-made goods continues to drop – Four in five Canadians agree to some extent that Canada’s old relationship with the United States is over (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence rises with election of Carney government (Bloomberg/Nanos)

After a consistently negative trajectory since the election of US President Trump, consumer confidence is improving in the period following the election of the Mark Carney government. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,259 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the… Continue Reading Consumer confidence rises with election of Carney government (Bloomberg/Nanos)

After steady decline in consumer confidence, last week showed an uptick (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Overall consumer confidence remains in negative territory with a score below 50 on the 100 point diffusion scale in the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index. Compared to four weeks ago three of the four indicators showed an improvement with the exception of positive perceptions of the future value of real estate which continued to register… Continue Reading After steady decline in consumer confidence, last week showed an uptick (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence hits low not seen since December 2022 (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Canadian consumer confidence continues in a negative trajectory and has hit a low not seen since the close of 2022.  Positivity on the future as measured by the Expectations Sub-indice has continued on the negative trajectory which started with the election of US President Trump. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual… Continue Reading Consumer confidence hits low not seen since December 2022 (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence continues to slide. Percentage who think economy will get weaker in next six mon...

Consumer confidence continues to be on a negative trajectory.  When asked if the economy will get stronger, weaker or have no change in the next six month, two of three asserted weaker.  Numerically the weaker economy score has not been this high in almost five years. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD… Continue Reading Consumer confidence continues to slide. Percentage who think economy will get weaker in next six months hits a five year high (Bloomberg/Nanos)