BOC business outlook survey: Futures sales +11 vs +18 prior

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• BOS indicator +0.07 vs +1.74 prior
• Capex +20 vs +29 prior
• Employment +35 vs +47 prior
• One-year inflation record 4.49% vs 4.69% prior
• Two-year inflation 2.95% vs +3.14% prior
• Five-year inflation 2.41% vs 2.49% prior
• Input prices -39 vs -39 prior
• Output prices -10 vs -24 prior
• Wages +31 vs +38 prior
• Firms with supply chain bottlenecks +22.77 vs +43 prior

According to the survey, "most firms expect Canada to be in a recession within the next 12 months, the majority of those firms think it will be mild," the survey says.

In a special section, the BOC reported that nearly three-quarters of businesses reported that rising interest rates are having unfavourable effects on their operations and decisions.

Given the ongoing rapid decline in this survey, the BOC may think twice about hiking rates this month. At the same time, this data showing a lack of confidence in getting inflation Inflation Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Read this Term back to trend should worry policymakers.

A separate survey of consumers showed 5-year inflation expectations edging down to 5.1% with 71.5% of Canadians expecting a mild-to-moderate recession in the next 12 months.