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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.
Ipsos Issues Index: July 2022
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Ipsos Issues Index: July 2022

Public concern about inflation rises to a new 40-year high according to the July 2022 edition of the UK Issues Index from Ipsos.
Ipsos Issues Index: June 2022
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Ipsos Issues Index: June 2022

Inflation remains the most important issue for Britons, as public concern about a lack of faith in politicians also rises
Ipsos Issues Index May 2022: Public concern about inflation reaches its highest level for 40 years
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Ipsos Issues Index May 2022: Public concern about inflation reaches its highest level for 40 years

Concern for inflation increases by 9 percentage points since last month while Britons also worry about the economy in general, defence and foreign affairs and lack of faith in politics/politicians
Issues Index April 2022: Concern about inflation hits its highest level in over 30 years | Ipsos
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Issues Index April 2022: Concern about inflation hits its highest level in over 30 years

The April 2022 Ipsos Issues Index shows public concern about inflation and prices continues to rise.
Ipsos - UK Issues Index - March 2022
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Ipsos Issues Index: March 2022

Defence and foreign affairs leap to the top of Britons’ concerns in our latest UK Issues Index
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Ipsos Issues Index: February 2022

Public concern about inflation doubles to the highest level since the 2008 ‘Great Recession’
Ipsos Issues Index: January 2022
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Ipsos Issues Index: January 2022

A lack of faith in politicians and politics becomes Britain’s second-biggest issue in the January 2022 Issues Index
Ipsos Issues Index: December 2021
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Ipsos Issues Index: December 2021

Coronavirus returns as Britons’ top concern before Christmas with its highest score since February 2021
Pollution and climate change jumps to become Britain’s biggest concern with its highest ever score
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Ipsos Issues Index: November 2021

Pollution and climate change jumps to become Britain’s biggest concern with its highest ever score
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