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Consumer confidence stabilizing in neutral territory on eve of Trump inauguration (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Canadian consumer confidence remains in a neutral holding pattern coincidentally with the imminent inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,040 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four waves of tracking… Continue Reading Consumer confidence stabilizing in neutral territory on eve of Trump inauguration (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Level of worry about affording housing softens compared to this past summer. One of three young Can...

About one in four Canadians say they are worried (10%) or somewhat worried (16%) about paying next month’s housing costs, down from one in three in August 2024 (14% worried; 19% somewhat worried). Almost three in four Canadians say they are somewhat not worried (15%) or not worried (58%). Canadians aged 18 to 34 (35%)… Continue Reading Level of worry about affording housing softens compared to this past summer. One of three young Canadians worry about paying for housing in the next 30 days. (Nanos)

Consumer confidence hovering around neutral as new year opens (Bloomberg/Nanos)

After being in positive territory, Canadian consumer confidence opens 2025 in neutral territory with a score near 50 points on the 100-point diffusion index which tracks economic sentiment. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,021 respondents in Canada. This report is based on… Continue Reading Consumer confidence hovering around neutral as new year opens (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence closes out 2024 on a negative trajectory (Bloomberg/Nanos)

The closing week of 2024 had consumer confidence moving into negative territory for the first time this year. Negative sentiment on the future strength of the economy hit a two year high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,014 respondents in Canada. This… Continue Reading Consumer confidence closes out 2024 on a negative trajectory (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence on a negative trajectory. Negative views on the future strength of economy hits ...

Canadian consumer confidence continues to spiral on a negative trajectory with the forward view on the future strength of the Canadian economy hitting a two year high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,032 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the… Continue Reading Consumer confidence on a negative trajectory. Negative views on the future strength of economy hits a 2-year high (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Sputtering in Neutral: Consumer confidence hits neutral zone following US election period after a ye...

Consumer confidence in Canada continues to drop in the post US election period.  Of note, the proportion of people who feel the economy will get weaker in the next six months has hit a new two-year high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of… Continue Reading Sputtering in Neutral: Consumer confidence hits neutral zone following US election period after a year of positivity (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer Chill: People almost four times more likely to think economy will get weaker rather than st...

Canadian consumer confidence continues a downward trajectory in the wake of the US presidential election.  Of note, people are almost four times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random… Continue Reading Consumer Chill: People almost four times more likely to think economy will get weaker rather than stronger in next six months (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence sinking in wake of Trump election and tariff Tweet (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence has been on a noticeable decline in the wake of the US election and Trump promise to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods.  Positive views on the future strength of the Canadian economy has dropped from 26 to 13 percent in the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an… Continue Reading Consumer confidence sinking in wake of Trump election and tariff Tweet (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Canadian consumer confidence continues to decline after US election. Positive views on future streng...

Of note, positive views on the future strength of the Canadian economy have declined a significant eight points coincidentally with the ending of the US presidential election.  Consumer confidence overall continues to decline. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,003 respondents in Canada.… Continue Reading Canadian consumer confidence continues to decline after US election. Positive views on future strength of economy slump eight points (Nanos/Bloomberg)

Perceptions on future strength of the Canadian economy shows some weakening in wake of US election (...

Consumer confidence weakened in Canada coming out of the US election.  The proportion of Canadians who think the economy will strengthen in the next six months has declined compared to four weeks ago. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,055 respondents in Canada.… Continue Reading Perceptions on future strength of the Canadian economy shows some weakening in wake of US election (Bloomberg/Nanos)