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The Canadian Consumer Mindset in the Age of Permacrisis
We are already a month into the year, and it seems we are still holding our collective breath about what is to come financially for 2023. The labour market is still tight, inflation is running high (although it seems to be turning around expect for food and rent), interest rates jumped again just last week […]
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Are Canadians Stepping Into 2023 on the Right Foot?
For many of us, a new year symbolizes a fresh start. A time for resolutions, resets and redefining our goals. But we are curious, are Canadians starting 2023 off on the right foot? How many of us had a positive mindset heading into 2023? Well, we looked into our happiness monitor numbers for some insights. […]
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Millions feeling pain on food costs; Pessimism persists
Over the last several months we’ve been measuring how Canadians are reacting to the higher rate of inflation and rising interest rates today. Here’s what we found in our latest tracking. CURRENT PERSONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Today, 11% say the economic conditions for them personally are relatively good, while 52% things “could be better but are […]
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Public Stress About Inflation Is High, but Not Rising Much
In July, and then again last week, we measured public sentiment about the economy and inflation. Here’s what we found. CURRENT PERSONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Today, 9% say the economic conditions for them personally are relatively good, while 53% say things “could be better but are not really difficult.” Just over a third (38%) say things […]