Consumers

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

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.

All four sub-indices show significant gains as sentiment rises across much of Europe.

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

Considering various environmental concerns, the accumulation of waste, packaging and plastic is the third-biggest concern across the globe (41%), after the threat posed by climate change (46%) and extreme climate events (43%).

Current and Investment sub-indices decline slightly while the Expectations and Jobs indicators show little movement.

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

All metrics show significant continued improvement.

New insights unveiled by Synthesio’s online conversations analysis related to New Year’s Resolutions finds that social media users say they’re focused on health, financial wellbeing, as well as new purchases in 2023.