Economy


Economy Survey

Canadian Small Business Owners Planning Growth or Expansion

One third (34%) of small business owners plan to grow, one-in-ten (14%) say they will need new credit
Economy Survey

Majority (57%) of Canadians Say There's No Appropriate Age to Retire,
One in Three (31%) Working Canadians Agree
They'll Never Retire

One quarter (26%) Believes Being Old is a State of Mind and Not Related to Any Particular Age
Economy Survey

RBC Canadian Consumer Confidence Index Dips as More Consumers Put Major Purchases on Hold,
Job Anxiety Rises

While Underlying Fundamentals of Financial Comfort Slowly Improve, Canadians Perceive Weakness in Economy as Overall Assessment Drops to 48% (down 3 points)
Economy Survey

Advertisers are Doing Their Part to Jump Start the Economy as Two in Three (69%) Canadians Believe Advertisers Play an Important Role in
Encouraging Consumer Spending

Keeping it Home Grown, Majority (65%) Says Most of the Ads we See in Canada should be Created in Canada
Economy Survey

Fewer Canadians Planning and Saving for Retirement

Only One in Three (35%) Intend to Contribute to RRSPs This Year
Economy Survey

Majority of British Columbians (82%) and Ontarians (74%) United in Opposition of Harmonized Sales Tax

Nine in Ten (90%) Believe It's a Tax Grab,
Most Say It will be Good for Governments, Bad for Consumers
Economy Survey

One Half (47%) of Canadians Intend to Spend Less This Holiday Season than Last Year

While average Canadian intends to spend more on gifts this year than two years ago (up 12% to $728), spending intentions on other holiday-related goods and services drops 4.5% (from $512 to $490)