February 1, 2012
Optimism among Canadian small and mid-size businesses continues to improve, but at a glacial pace. CFIB’s Business Barometer Index ended January at 65.2—just slightly above the 65.0 registered in December and not enough to be a statistically significant movement.
December 7, 2011
Small business confidence saw little change in the month of November according to CFIB’s latest survey. The National Business Barometer index was 63.7, virtually identical to October’s 63.6 reading. This level is still lower than normal, however, as overhanging concerns about the potential spread of economic weakness out of Europe appear to be still at play.
November 2, 2011
The national index of CFIB’s Business Barometer™ for the month measured in at a modest 63.6, marginally higher than September’s 62.7 and the 61.7 level posted in August when the latest round of sovereign debt and banking sector worries from Europe started washing around the world.
October 6, 2011
After tumbling sharply downward in August, small business confidence in Canada held its own in September. CFIB’s Business Barometer Index was 62.7 for the month, up a point from its August level, but still well below the near-70 mark for most of early 2011. September’s one-point gain is within the margin of error for the indicator, so although not a solid sign of improvement, it suggests that the economy is not accelerating downward. Concern over fallout from the fiscal crises in the US and Euro
September 8, 2011
Moncton, September 7, 2011 – National small business confidence took a sizable hit in August as owners digested a string of bad news about world economy in the first half of the month. CFIB’s Business Barometer Index dropped to 61.7 last month from its July level of 68.3—the lowest reading since July 2009.
August 3, 2011
Following two months of slippage, confidence among Canada’s small and mid-sized businesses rebounded in July. CFIB’s Business Barometer® Index rose two points to 68.3—about the same level it had been holding early in the year. For the most part, it appears Canadian business owners are not expecting much backwash from the sovereign debt uncertainties in Europe and the US.
July 6, 2011
Business confidence among Canada’s small business owners fell slightly in June. CFIB’s national Business Barometer® Index came in at 66.3 last month, down from 66.9 in May and its 70.7 April peak. Although a negative result, the index and other general indicators of business performance from our monthly survey are in line with last year’s levels.
June 6, 2011
Confidence among Canada’s small and mid-sized business owners took a sizable dip in May. A release last Wednesday indicated that CFIB’s Business Barometer® index fell to 66.9, down almost 4 points from April’s 70.7 high water mark. It is the lowest national reading we have seen on business optimism since last November.
May 25, 2011
As Bruce Fitch, the Minister of Local Governance, made his way around the province getting input from different municipalities during public sessions, we were busy getting ready to prep him on the issues that are important to you.
