More than 4 in 10 Canadians worry the economy will sink in the next twelve months, according to in-house Department of Finance research.
Unemployment was rated the biggest single threat to the economy. The disclosure follows new Statistics Canada data showing unseasonal declines in key industries.
Researchers in a $135,000 department study cautioned Canadians are growing wary of the national outlook and anticipate no improvement in the months ahead: “How worried are you?”