Economy

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 15 months.

Inflation, agriculture, eCommerce… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.

Just days after the global introduction of Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3, Belgian consumer interest in purchasing and using VR/AR-devices remains lukewarm.

A latest wave of the Ipsos Global Inflation Monitor finds in 26 of 29 countries more people think their country is in recession than think it is not. Almost two-thirds expect inflation will continue to rise over the next year, while one-third expect their disposable income to fall.

Sentiment rises significantly in Japan, Germany, and Canada while France hits a two-year low.

Inflation remains a top concern for the tenth month in a row, however, remains steady and unchanged from last month.

Following a very challenging couple of years in 2020 and 2021, many people around the world feel 2022 has been a little better. However, uncertainty about both short- and longer-term futures prevails. Global citizens are struggling to be optimistic about 2023 as most express concern about the state of the economy, the environment and world security.

A new 36-country survey for the World Economic Forum finds a growing number of people think unemployment will rise next year

Sometimes if feels like we are moving from unprecedented crisis to unprecedented crisis.