Economy

Each month, Ipsos tracks attitudes of consumers in 29 markets on the current and future state of their local economy, their personal financial situation, the employment climate, and their purchasing and investing confidence.

Each month, Ipsos tracks attitudes of consumers in 32 markets on the current and future state of their local economy, their personal financial situation, the employment climate, and their purchasing and investing confidence.

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 12 months.

Global Consumer Confidence Index enhancements include broader coverage and more immediacy.

Despite some softening, support for Ukraine is still strong across western countries.

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

Trends suggest elections have a dampening effect on anti-establishment feeling.

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

Germany finishes in first place again, while Japan overtakes Canada for second place — its best performance since 2018, when it also ranked second. Japan sees strong reputational rankings on the Exports, Tourism, and Culture indices. The United Kingdom’s ranking drops again in 2022, moving from fifth to sixth. Russia’s ranking falls to the bottom three nations.