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.
January 4, 2012
After inching upward during the autumn months, small business optimism picked up the pace in December. CFIB’s Business Barometer Index climbed to 65.0, almost a point and a half above its November level. The Index has historically hovered between 65 and 70 when the economy is expanding, so the return to ‘near normal’ is seen as good news for Canada’s economic performance, which had lately been constrained by uncertainties in foreign markets.
