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Consumer Confidence in Economy Takes Off Like a Rocket
42% Say Economy Will Improve in the Next Year - Up 19% Since November '01 - Highest Level Since May 1998 (44%)
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Canadians And Their Photocopiers And Printers
One-in-Ten (12%) Canadians Have Become so Frustrated with a Photocopier that They Have Actually Kicked or Hit It
And 44% of Canadian Business Have Switched to Multifunction Printer/Photocopier Units -
RBC Royal Bank Ninth Annual Housing Study 2002
Home Buying Intention Outlook Virtually Matches 2001 - Near Term Buying Due To Low Interest Rates Drive Market Over Last Year, 84% Say a House is a Good Investment - Up From 79% Last Year
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While Two-Thirds (63%) of Canadians Say That Economy is in Recession . . .
Only 28%Say That It is Serious, One-Third (34%) Says It Is A Small Setback,
And 37% Say We're Not In a Recession At All -
Oil & Gas And High Tech Sectors Growing In Importance
Travel And Tourism Tops List Of Major Sectors For BC
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Canadians Spent $1.16 Billion For Gifts Online During 2001 Holiday Season, Dramatically Exceeding Expectations
Canadian Per Capita Expenditures Approach US Figures Due to High Year Over Year Growth
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND BUYING: WHAT'S IN THE WINDOW, AND HOW PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR IT
Jewelry and Clothing Are Top Gifts to Give or Receive This Holiday
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TELUS is BC's most respected company, according to British Columbians
While people in the province are very fragmented in terms of what company they say they respect the most, TELUS comes out on top
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WITH LESS THAN A MONTH TO GO, HALF OF CANADIANS (52%) HAVE NOT STARTED THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING...BUT, MOST WILL JOIN THE CROWDS BY THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER
About half (53%) of pet owners plan to give their pet a present. As for humans, only one-third of Canadians plan to gift their boss (32%) or neighbour (29%)
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Online Security and Privacy Concerns on the Increase in Canada
Over 4 in 5 non-online shoppers are concerned about security of credit card information; 2 in 3 concerned about privacy of personal information.
Concerns contributing to virtually no year-over-year growth in incidence of online gift purchasing over the holidays.