Forward looking consumer expectations remain in negative territory as tariff taunts from Trump continue (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Although the February 1 tariff deadline has passed and is now paused for 30 days, the forward look on the economy as tracked by the Expectations Sub-indice remains in negative territory.

-Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,005 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four waves of tracking ending February 7th, 2025. The margin of error for a random survey of 1,005 Canadians is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The research was commissioned by the Bloomberg and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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