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Ipsos/RBC Consumer Outlook Index: January 2014

Ipsos/Reuters Poll: Holiday Shopping

Ipsos/Reuters Poll: U.S. Oil Production

2014: Anticipation for a New Year

Three in Four (76%) Global Respondents Optimistic
2014 Will Be a Better Year than 2013 While Only
Half (53%) Expect Global Economy to Be Stronger
On the Personal Side, A Strong Majority (77%) Expect to
Make Personal Resolutions for 2014 While Half (53%)
Admit 2013 Was a Bad Year for Them and Their Families

Countdown to a "Social" New Year's Eve

Two in Three (67%) Likely to Express Greetings Over Social Networks Like Facebook or Twitter

Americans Prefer Physicians for their Medical Care

Keeping in Touch Over the Holidays

Seven in Ten Globally Have Used Mobile Devices to Text Greetings to Far-Away Loved Ones (73%) or to Take Photos at Gatherings (65%); Four in Ten (42%) Used Online Video to Communicate with Loved Ones

Preventing Interfering Ads, Providing Spam Filters, and Having an Easy-to-Use Interface Seen as Most Important Features for Email Providers to Offer

Just One Quarter of U.S. Adults Have a Winter Emergency Kit in Their Car

However, Majorities Say that They Do Have a Snow Scraper, Jumper Cables, or a Flashlight Stored in Their Car

Health-Related Apps Most Helpful With Exercising (82%) and Eating Healthy (79%) for Global Citizens Who Use Them