Inflation is the highest it’s been in decades, and many consumers are worried. Take the United States: according to our latest Consumer Pulse Survey, which included perspectives from more than 4,000 adults in the US, 30 percent of respondents now say they are feeling pessimistic about the country’s economy. That’s twice as many who expressed such sentiment than just a few months prior.
To read the article, see “The Great Uncertainty: US consumer confidence and behavior during inflationary times,” August 16, 2022.