% indicated that their plans for investing in their own businesses through capital expenditures have not changed, % would slightly or significantly increase their capital expenditures., % would decrease capital expenditures

% foresee their hiring plans to remain unchanged in the coming six months, % plan to increase staff, reduce staff [business confidence]

Barriers to doing business internationally - % report: risk of doing business in foreign currencies, local regulations and complexities, complexity of certain international markets, solvency or reliability of overseas suppliers, sovereign risk

Anticipated change in business indicators next 12 Months (Total revenue, Total profits, Imports, Number of employees, Skills training/staff development budget, Input prices, Prices organization charges, Average basic salary, Advertising sales and marketing, Research & new product development, IT budget, Total funding from debt, from equity, from bank borrowing)

Also includes Confidence in prospects for business growth by sector (Accounting & finance, Advertising & marketing, Human resources, Technology, Legal), Hiring trends - top positions in demand by sector.

How concerned are you about each of the following economic possibilities: Weak growth in US, Levels of personal debt, Another credit crunch, Another crash in the stock market, Weak consumer demand, Higher interest rates, Deflation

What are your expectations for your company over the next 12 months, What is the biggest concern facing your company (e.g. access to credit, internal organizational challenges, market fluctuation)

% of small business owners said they were extremely or a little stressed by the economy, % predict revenue growth in the coming 12 months, Of these % expect that growth to be 20 per cent or more, Average expected increase

Weakness facing their business in the next 12 months - % report cast flow, wage and benefit costs

Biggest threat in coming year - % report competition

Real GDP at basic prices (%), Manufacturing shipments (%), Wholesale sales (%), Real merch. exports (%), Real merch. imports (%), Merch. trade balance (current $ millions), Industrial product price index (Y/Y, %), Raw materials price index (Y/Y, %), West Texas Int. crude (US$/barrel), Business confidence (2002 = 100)

% indicated that the decisions made during the economic downturn have actually improved their companies' long-term prospects for success [Financial Crisis 2008], % implemented new metrics: employee productivity measurement, supply chain management measurement.

% say they plan to invest in improving production process efficiency, % say they plan to improve administrative process efficiency, % plan to invest in the development of new products and services, % plan to invest in expanding market access.

% expect their companies' current cash and working capital discipline to remain intact over the next two years, % say their companies intend to keep tightly focused on their core businesses over this period of time

% plan to increase headcount this year, % are "very likely" to restore lost capabilities in the coming year, expanding work capacity, acquiring new expertise or experience, % expect to pay less for talent than in the previous economic expansion

% expect business travel to stay the same over the next year, expect their companies will increase business travel spending over the next year, % say their companies will further restrict discretionary forms of travel: trips to attend conferences and retreats

% believe that consumers will place a higher emphasis on a company's environmental and corporate responsibility practices before making a purchase [green consumers], % plan to change their environmental and corporate responsibility strategies

% support social and environmental sustainability regulations

Expectations for the Canadian economy, Your company [business confidence] over the next 12 months, How concerned are you about the current value of the Canadian dollar [exchange rates]

Materials inventories and Finished goods inventories are: too high, right, too low, Over the next three months, jobs will: increase, same, decrease, Experiencing difficulties in accessing financing

% of small business owners are planning to hire in the next year to manage their increased workload, % looking for full-time, permanent employees, % of new positions will pay at least as much as they did last year.

% of small business owners are stressed by the economy, % plan to invest in new equipment or other capital expenditures, % plan to upgrade their IT, % plan to expand their business's physical space

% expect to see an increase in revenue in the coming year, % expect to see an increase in profitability, % plan to invest more money in plants and machinery, % expect accessibility of financing to remain at the same level of accessibility over the next 12 months, % expect it to become more accessible. [access to financing]

% believe employment levels at their respective companies will remain stagnant, % said they would keep selling prices the same, % will not increase investments in new buildings, research & development [R&D], exports.