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Economic optimism falls to record low as concern over inflation rises

The latest Ipsos Economic Optimism Index (EOI) reveals that net economic optimism in Britain has fallen to the lowest levels ever recorded since Ipsos began collecting this data in 1978. In the latest data, collected 8-14 April 2026, 78% of Britons expect the economy to get worse over the next 12 months (up 3ppts since last month), the highest level recorded since the Index began.
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Economist/Ipsos Issues Index 2012 Aggregate data

Ipsos's aggregated data from all 12 months of our 2012 Issues Index surveys, with the most important issues broken down by gender, age, ethnicity, social class and by voting intention. This is based on a total of more than 10,000 interviews, aggregated from the 12 individual polls.
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Economist/Ipsos December Issues Index

Our final Issues Index of 2012 shows the list of issues of most concern to the British public in the run up to Christmas, with a comparison to the local issues that fill up MP's postbags.
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Economist/Ipsos November 2012 Issues Index

As the Bank of England welcomes the appointment of a new governor, concern about the economy shows no sign of abating, with the well off especially concerned.
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Economist/Ipsos October Issues Index

Despite today's GDP figures showing that the UK has emerged from the double dip recession, half of the public (52%) still consider the economy to be among the most important issues facing Britain today,
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Ipsos September 2012 Issues Index

Concern about the economy falls in line with an increase in economic optimism, according to our September Issues Index.
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Ipsos August 2012 Issues Index

Despite the public's captivation with London 2012, the economy and unemployment remains top of their agenda.
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Economist/Ipsos July 2012 Issues Index

The July Economist/Ipsos issues index shows that concern about race relations/immigration has increased, along with concern about the NHS.
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Economist/Ipsos June Issues Index

Despite the Eurozone crisis, just 8% place the Euro/EU amongst the most important issues facing the country, as general economic issues continue to dominate.
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Economist/Ipsos May 2012 Issues Index

As the UK again comes to terms with a recession, concern about the economy has increased, and three fifths (61%) now place this issue amongst the most important facing the country, an increase of six percentage points since April.
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