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07.11.2020 22:00; Victoria Bochevska
Most people do not plan to buy a car, a house, or a repair.
People remain cautious, they will not buy cars or apartments, they do not see savings opportunities
In cities, people are more optimistic for the coming year than the population in villages. This is shown by the data from the National Institute of Statistics for October.
The general indicator of consumer confidence increased by 0.8 percentage points compared to August.
Compared with July, a decrease in negativity is observed both in consumer assessments of changes in the financial situation of their households and in their forecasts for the next twelve months. According to them, in the last year there has been an increase in consumer prices, but at a slower pace than the estimates recorded in the previous observation. At the same time, its inflation expectations for the next twelve months are less pronounced. However, pessimism about unemployment is increasing, according to INE data.
In October, most consumers continued to evaluate the country’s economic situation as unfavorable for savings, but their relative share decreased compared to three months earlier. Your attitude towards spending on the purchase of a car or the construction of a house, as well as on repairs, is also negative.
The survey is part of an EU program to monitor business trends and consumers.
During the survey, people over 16 years of age were interviewed in the form of interviews, and the selection method was random, nesting and proportional to the population by region, incl. rural and urban population.
The survey contained questions related to the financial situation of households, the general economic situation of the country, inflation, unemployment, savings, intentions to make basic expenses for durable goods and the purchase of a home or car.
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