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The North "Poll": Santa's Approval Rating And Holiday Spending Among British Columbians
Eight-in-Ten (79%) British Columbians Approve Of Santa Claus' Performance Over Past Year
Hottest Gifts This Year Are Cell Phones, Video/Computer Games And Video Game Consoles
British Columbians Expect To Spend An Average Of $702 On Gifts This Holiday Season
Majority (55%) Say They'll Spend Same Amount As Last Year; 24% Less - 19% More -
Half (49%) Of Canadians Intend To Contribute To An RRSP This Tax Year--Up Smartly From 43% Last Tax Year
Annual RBC Royal Bank Survey Shows Canadians Back On Track After Drop In 2002
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One-In-Three Frequent Business Travellers Expect To Travel More In The Next 12 Months
Low-cost Airlines Seen As A Viable Alternative For Business Travellers
Business Travel Market Still Off Pre-9/11 Levels By 13-15% -
Canadians Paying Off Debt
Less Than Half (48%) Of Financial Decision-Makers Have "Structured Their Debt So They Pay The Lowest Amount Possible"
Three-Quarters (75%) "Consider Their Debt Payments To Be A Part Of Their Day-To-Day Living Expenses" -
Seven In Ten (68%)Think A Stainless Steel Microwave Makes For A Nice Christmas Gift
Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Think Microwave Is Important Day-To-Day Cooking Tool...More Than Half (56%)Use Microwave Mostly To Reheat
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Economic Confidence Index Falls 10.86 Points As Interest Rate Outlook Wanes
Personal Economic Outlook, "Big-Ticket" And Everyday Spending Intentions Also Dampen Index
However, Fundamentals Still In Place As Canadians Give National Economic Outlook Thumbs Up For Now and Future With Home Purchase Intentions, Low Job Anxiety Fuelling Confidence -
Holiday Spending
Canadians Expect To Spend Close To $1,500 This Year On Gifts, Decorations, Food, And More
Six In Ten (58%) Don't Budget And Spend As They Go...Four In Ten (38%) Are Last-Minute Shoppers -
Canadians Go Christmas Shopping
Four In Ten (43%) Canadians Plan To Spend The Most On Kids This Year--Will Spend An Average Of More Than $350 On Person Who Gets The Most
Two-Thirds (67%) Of Canadians Receive Bad Gifts--Friends (18%) And In-Laws (16%) Among Worst Gift Givers--Gifts Will Likely End Up In The Closet (33%)
Clothes (12%)And Electronics (10%) Top Canadians' Wish Lists -
Consumer Economic Confidence Remains High
Home Purchase Intentions, Near Record Low Job Anxiety, And Positive Interest Rate Predictions Drive Economic Outlook
But, Personal Economic Outlook, Big-Ticket And Everyday Spending Intentions Soften Optimism
Ipsos-Reid Canadian Economic Confidence Index Slips 2.36 Points Since September To 110.71