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year: Canadian manufacturing has been booming, but there are storm clouds on the horizon and that's eroding Canadian CEOs confidence in 2019, Jeff Brownlee, publisher of Plant Magazine, which commissioned the survey, said Monday, according to CTV. The survey found 18 per cent of the senior executives were concerned about business prospects for the year ahead, but 51 per cent were cautiously optimistic in a similar level to last year. The survey, by RK Insights, showed 30 per cent of the 501 respondents were optimistic about business prospects for 2019, down from 44 per cent a year earlier. Looking over a three-year horizon, 11 per cent were optimistic about growth prospects for Canada, down from the 22 per cent last year. Sixty-five per cent of respondents were very concerned about U.S. protectionism, up from 54 per cent last year, while 61 per cent were very concerned about Trump's impact on bilateral relations, up from 45 per cent. The survey, conducted in August and September before a new North American trade deal was signed, showed an increase in concerns about the effects of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.