Bloomberg Nanos Weekly Consumer Confidence Tracking
Consumer sentiment slid for the second week in succession in the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Consumer Confidence Index.
“Although sentiment on job security and the future strength of the Canadian economy slid, it was partially offset by more positive sentiment on the future value of residential real estate”, said Nanos Research Group Chairman Nik Nanos.
“There is obvious slack in the economy that will likely take considerable time to work out across the regions and sectors. Because non-energy exports (rather than household consumption) are expected to be the leading contributor to GDP over the next two years, households might be factoring in the uncertainty of external demand as the main engine of growth,” said Robert Lawrie of Bloomberg Economics.
The BNCCI, a composite of a weekly measure of financial health and economic expectations, registered at 56.77 compared with last week’s 57.74. The twelve month high stands at 58.62.
The Bloomberg Nanos Pocketbook Index is based on survey responses to questions on personal finances and job security. This sub-indice was at 59.24 this week compared to 59.65 the previous week. The Bloomberg Nanos Expectations Index, based on surveys for the outlook for the economy and real estate prices, was at 54.30 this week (compared to 55.83 last week).
The average for the BNCCI since 2008 has been 56.76 with a low of 43.28 in December 2008 and a high of 62.92 in December 2009. The index has averaged 55.48 this year.
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Methodology
The BNCCI is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the United States. The data is based on random telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers (land- and cell-lines), using a four week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of 1,000 respondents may be weighted by age and gender using the latest census information for Canada and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. The interviews are compiled into a four week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. The views of 1,000 respondents are compiled into a diffusion index from 0 to 100. A score of 50 on the diffusion index indicates that positive and negative views are a wash while scores above 50 suggest net positive views, while those below 50 suggest net negative views in terms of the economic mood of Canadians.
A random telephone survey of 1,000 consumers in Canada is accurate 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.
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CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 30, 2015
Andrew Phillip Chernoff 