1 in 5 Canadians say they have skipped paying a bill to afford groceries in the past year. One in ten each rarely (nine percent) or sometimes (eight percent) skipped a bill to afford groceries while about five percent say they often skipped bills to afford groceries. Canadians aged 18 to 34 and 35 to… Continue Reading Canadians under 55 are four times more likely to have skipped bills in order to afford groceries in the past year compared to those over 55 years of age. (CTV News/Nanos)
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Consumer confidence lands in neutral territory. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Although consumer confidence remains in neutral territory, the forward negative views on the future strength of the Canadian economy has hit a high not seen in five months. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,060 respondents in Canada. This report is based… Continue Reading Consumer confidence lands in neutral territory. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Carney most trusted leader on economic growth – Majority oppose snap budget election (The Globe and
Canadians are more likely to trust Mark Caney (59%) most to support economic growth in Canada which is consistent with the previous wave (60%), while just over one in five (23%) say they trust Pierre Poilievre most, down slightly from 27% in March 2025. Residents in the Atlantic and Quebec (65% each) are more likely… Continue Reading Carney most trusted leader on economic growth – Majority oppose snap budget election (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Consumer confidence remains soft, Canadians concerned over the future direction of the economy. (Blo...
Canadian consumer confidence remains fragile, hovering just below 50 on the 100-point consumer confidence index. Notably, Canadians are nearly four times more likely to believe the economy will be weaker over the next six months than those who believe it will be stronger. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame… Continue Reading Consumer confidence remains soft, Canadians concerned over the future direction of the economy. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Support for tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles drops. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Opposition to 100% tax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles has increased since 2024 with now over four in ten (47%) who oppose or somewhat oppose this (compared to 27% in 2024). Residents of Quebec are more likely to show opposition to this (57%) than residents of Ontario (41%). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-… Continue Reading Support for tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles drops. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence hits five month low. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
All components that make up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index realized downward pressure compared to four weeks ago. The largest single drop was in positive impressions on the future strength of the Canadian economy which declined six percentage points in four weeks. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame… Continue Reading Consumer confidence hits five month low. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence flat – Positive sentiment on future strength of the Canadian economy hits five m
Overall consumer confidence in Canada remains in a neutral posture as uncertainty on the Canada-US trade relationship continues. When asked if the Canadian economy will be stronger or weaker in the next six months only 16 percent are positive in sentiment, which is a five-month low. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an… Continue Reading Consumer confidence flat – Positive sentiment on future strength of the Canadian economy hits five month low. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence continues to veer toward a neutral posture. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence continues to move towards a perfectly neutral score of 50 on the 100-point diffusion index which makes up the Bloomberg-Nanos sentiment tracking. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,027 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four… Continue Reading Consumer confidence continues to veer toward a neutral posture. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence creeping towards neutrality. Ontario and BC regions with lowest confidence. (Blo...
Canadian consumer confidence continues its tepid creep towards a perfectly neutral position. Canadians living west of Quebec are more likely to have lower consumer confidence than those in Quebec and Atlantic Canada. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,030 respondents in Canada.… Continue Reading Consumer confidence creeping towards neutrality. Ontario and BC regions with lowest confidence. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Personal finance negativity has declined – Americans are still over twice as likely to say their per
The USNCI is a diffusion index and the USNCI Pocketbook and Expectations Sub-Indices are comprised of the views of 1,000 Americans. A score of 50 on the diffusion index indicates that positive and negative views are a wash while scores above or below 50 suggest net positive or net negative views in terms of the… Continue Reading Personal finance negativity has declined – Americans are still over twice as likely to say their personal finances have worsened rather than improved over the past year