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Charitable Giving In BC
Charitable Giving In BC Poised To Grow Substantially; 74% Donated An Average Of $791 In 2001; And 25% Intend On Giving "More" In 2002
Top Barriers to Charitable Giving Include Too Many Organizations Asking For Money (76%), No Money To Spare (72%), Poor Reputations (59%), And Perceived Waste On Administration (56%)
Health-Related Charities Dominate, Comprising 6 of the Top 10 Top-of-Mind Charitable Organizations -
WHAT CANADIANS DID WITH THE HOLIDAY GIFTS YOU GAVE THEM IN DECEMBER...
Over one-third (34%) got something that they didn't like, didn't fit into or couldn't use...
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Royal Bank of Canada Ninth Annual Housing Study 2002
Home Buying Intention Outlook Virtually Matches 2001 - But Renters, Near Term Buying Due To Low Interest Rates Drive Market over Last Year
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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