How and where we shop and spend money helps shape the businesses and services available in our city.
The City of Surrey is inviting residents to participate in the Consumer Insights Survey to better understand shopping habits, spending patterns, and the types of businesses and services residents would like to see in Surrey.
Your feedback helps support economic development, attract new businesses and investment, and identify opportunities to better meet the needs of Surrey residents.
Survey open from November 1 to November 30, 2026.
Did you know?
Consumer spending is one of the most important indicators businesses use when evaluating potential locations.
The Consumer Insights Survey helps identify:
Where residents are spending their money
Types of businesses and services residents would like closer to home
Emerging consumer trends
Economic challenges affecting households
Opportunities to strengthen Surrey's commercial areas
Survey insights have been used to support discussions with businesses considering expansion into Surrey.
Success stories from the survey
Feedback from past surveys has directly informed business attraction and expansion decisions in the city, including Breka, Shoppers Drug Mart clinics, and Sandbox VR to opening new locations here in Surrey.
This survey also addresses tariffs and other global events affecting our economy, as a way for us to track the concerns of Surrey households.
Help bring more of what you love to Surrey
How and where we shop and spend money helps shape the businesses and services available in our city.
The City of Surrey is inviting residents to participate in the Consumer Insights Survey to better understand shopping habits, spending patterns, and the types of businesses and services residents would like to see in Surrey.
Your feedback helps support economic development, attract new businesses and investment, and identify opportunities to better meet the needs of Surrey residents.
Survey open from November 1 to November 30, 2026.
Did you know?
Consumer spending is one of the most important indicators businesses use when evaluating potential locations.
The Consumer Insights Survey helps identify:
Where residents are spending their money
Types of businesses and services residents would like closer to home
Emerging consumer trends
Economic challenges affecting households
Opportunities to strengthen Surrey's commercial areas
Survey insights have been used to support discussions with businesses considering expansion into Surrey.
Success stories from the survey
Feedback from past surveys has directly informed business attraction and expansion decisions in the city, including Breka, Shoppers Drug Mart clinics, and Sandbox VR to opening new locations here in Surrey.
This survey also addresses tariffs and other global events affecting our economy, as a way for us to track the concerns of Surrey households.
Consumer Insights Survey is currently at this stage
Survey opens: November 1
Public engagement: November 1 to November 30
Survey closes: November 30
Analysis and reporting: December – January
Results published: January – February
Previous consumer insights surveys
The Consumer Insights Survey has collected more than 10,000 responses since 2021 and is conducted twice annually. Survey findings help support economic development and investment attraction initiatives across Surrey.
