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With a score continuing to be below 50 on the 100 point diffusion scale that makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index, consumer sentiment remains in net negative territory.  Of note, confidence has been incrementally improving over the past eight weeks. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of… Continue Reading Negative confidence continues but slowly improving (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Canadian consumer confidence remains in a negative holding pattern with a score of 44.38 points on the 100 point diffusion index for Bloomberg-Nanos.  Respondents are five times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. A random survey of 1,000 respondents in Canada is accurate 3.1… Continue Reading Confidence remains negative and steady (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Six in ten Canadians (61%) think Canada should decrease trade with China, which is a sixteen-point increase compared to December 2020 (45%). Appetite to decrease trade with China is generally consistent across gender, age and region. Confidence that the government is doing a very good or good job at managing the relationship with China (20%)… Continue Reading Appetite to decrease trade with China on the rise and now represents a majority of Canadians (Bloomberg/Nanos)