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Business intentions soften further

The latest Business Outlook Survey suggests that businesses do not expect any material improvement in future sales growth and, as a result, are scaling back their investment plans. Accordingly, softening business sentiment supports our view that Canada's economy will underperform its potential 2% growth pace over the second half of this year.

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