Consumer Behavior


Eight-in-Ten (81%) Canadian Investors Use Online Brokerage Accounts for Long Term Investments

But Only One-in-Five (19%) Canadian Investors Believe they
Have Diversified Portfolio

Majority (56%) of Entrepreneurs Consider the Recession to Have Had Positive or No Effect on their Business

Three Out of Five (58%) of Small Business Owners Don't Believe Recession is Over

Canadian Economic Confidence Drops amid Uncertainty over Economic Recovery

Index Drops 14 Points as Fewer (60%, -7) Canadians than Last Quarter Believe the Economy is in Good Shape,
Job Anxiety Rises to 22% (+2)

No Signs of an Improved BC Economy This Back-to-School Season

Shoppers in BC Tell Us They Are Spending the Same as Last Year

Most Canadians Perceive Risk of Identity Theft

Few believe it will happen to them in coming years

The Paradox of Globalization

Global Consumer/Citizens Wrestle with Benefits and Pitfalls of Expanded Trade