ipsos global advisor wave 27: personal financial outlook and job anxiety

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A Global@dvisory – G@27 – December 2011PERSONAL FINANCIAL OUTLOOK AND JOB ANXIETY

Personal Financial Outlookand Job Anxiety G@27December 2011

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These are the findings of the Global@dvisor Wave 27 (G@27),an Ipsos survey conducted between November 1st and November 15th

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Analytic Components…There are eight analytic components that make up the findings of this monthly report. Each analysis comes from tracked questions dealing with:

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Analytic Components… cont’d

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Overall Summary Table

Citizen Consumers… NorthAmerica LATAM Europe APAC G-8

Countries BRICMiddle East/Africa

1. Who Say Someone In Their Family Or Someone Else They Know Personally Will Lose Their Job In The Next Six Months As A Result Of Economic Conditions(Extremely Likely/Very Likely)

14%N/C

25%1%

20%1%

19%1%

17%1%

25%3%

28%5%

2. Rate Their Current Financial Situation(Strong)

40%1%

28%N/C

24%N/C

33%2%

25%N/C

37%1%

34%4%

3. Expecting Their Personal Financial Situation To Be Much Stronger In The Next Six Months Than It Is Now(Much Stronger/Somewhat Stronger)

33%1%

69%1%

19%N/C

38%1%

23%1%

56%1%

44%1%

4. Who Say Compared to Six Months Ago, They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making A Major Purchase, Like A Home Or Car(More Comfortable)

36%3%

38%3%

22%N/C

36%N/C

26%1%

43%2%

42%1%

5. Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making Other Household Purchases(More Comfortable)

41%2%

46%1%

24%1%

44%1%

31%1%

53%3%

46%2%

6. Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Confident In Their Ability To Invest In The Future, Including Their Ability To Save Money For Their Retirement Or Their Children's Education(More Confident)

36%3%

44%1%

19%1%

40%1%

24%1%

50%1%

43%N/C

7. Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Invest In The Stock Market(Good Time)

31%1%

29%2%

21%N/C

34%N/C

22%1%

40%2%

32%3%

8. Who Say It Is A Good Time To Buy Real Estate, Such As A House, Vacation Property Or Investment Property(Yes)

38%2%

48%1%

38%1%

38%N/C

37%1%

45%4%

37%5%

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SECTION SUMMARIES:

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1. Citizen Consumers Who Say Someone In Their Family Or Someone Else They Know Personally Will Lose Their Job In The Next Six Months As A Result Of Economic Conditions

Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions?

Section Summary

Excel Data Table Q.B.15

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1. REGIONS - Citizen Consumers Who Say Someone In Their Family Or Someone Else They Know Personally Will Lose Their Job In The Next Six Months As A Result Of Economic Conditions

REGION(in descending order by NET)

‘EXTREMELY LIKELY/

VERY LIKELY’

CHANGE(since last sounding)

Middle East/Africa 28% 5%

LATAM 25% 1%

BRIC 25% 3%

Europe 20% 1%

APAC 19% 1%

G-8 Countries 17% 1%

North America 14% N/C


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1. COUNTRIES - Citizen Consumers Who Say Someone In Their Family Or Someone Else They Know Personally Will Lose Their Job In The Next Six Months As A Result Of Economic Conditions

Is HIGHESTthis month

has experienced anIMPROVEMENT

since last sounding

has experienced aDECLINE

since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

Hungary 34% Saudi Arabia 12 Spain 7 Sweden 9%

Mexico 34% Turkey 4 India 7 Germany 9%

Saudi Arabia 33% Poland 4 Belgium 5 Japan 10%

Russia 31% Argentina 3 Brazil 4 Canada 12%

Poland 30% Hungary 2 Indonesia 3 South Korea 13%

Spain 30% South Korea 2 China 2 Australia 14%

Turkey 28% Japan 1 Mexico 2 Indonesia 16%

India 26% Canada 1 Sweden 1 Belgium 16%

Germany 1 South Africa 1 United States 17%

United States 1 France 17%


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2. Citizen Consumers Rate Their Current Financial SituationRate your current financial situation, using a scale from 1 to 7, where 7 means your personal financial situation is very strong today and 1 means it is very weak.

Section Summary

Excel Data Table Q.B.8.

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2. REGIONS - Citizen Consumers Rate Their Current Financial Situation

Rate your current financial situation, using a scale from 1 to 7, where 7 means your personal financial situation is very strong today and 1 means it is very weak.


‘STRONG’(Top 3: 5-6-7)


North America 40% 1%

BRIC 37% 1%


APAC 33% 2%

LATAM 28% N/C

G-8 Countries 25% N/C

Europe 24% N/C

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2. COUNTRIES - Citizen Consumers Rate Their Current Financial Situation



since last sounding


since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

India 58% Saudi Arabia 7 France 5 Hungary 10%Sweden 47% Turkey 7 Great Britain 4 Italy 12%

Indonesia 43% Germany 5 Argentina 4 Japan 13%Saudi Arabia 43% Indonesia 5 Spain 3 Russia 16%

Canada 41% Australia 3 South Africa 3 Poland 16%China 40% Belgium 3 Italy 2 France 21%

Australia 38% Brazil 3 Japan 2 South Korea 22%United States 38% South Korea 3 Hungary 2 Spain 23%

Sweden 3 India 1 South Africa 23%Russia 2 Mexico 23%China 1

Poland 1Canada 1


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3. Expecting Their Personal Financial Situation To Be Much Stronger In The Next Six Months Than It Is Now

Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now? (B.9.)


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3. REGIONS - Expecting Their Personal Financial Situation To Be Much Stronger In The Next Six Months Than It Is Now


‘MUCH STRONGER/SOMEWHAT STRONGER’


LATAM 69% 1%BRIC 56% 1%Middle East/Africa 44% 1%APAC 38% 1%North America 33% 1%G-8 Countries 23% 1%Europe 19% N/C

Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now?

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3. COUNTRIES - Expecting Their Personal Financial Situation To Be Much Stronger In The Next Six Months Than It Is Now



since last sounding


since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

Brazil 84% Saudi Arabia 5 India 8 Hungary 9%Indonesia 64% Sweden 5 Spain 8 France 9%Argentina 62% Indonesia 4 Turkey 5 Italy 13%

Mexico 60% Russia 4 Belgium 4 Belgium 13%India 59% Mexico 3 Brazil 3 Japan 14%

Saudi Arabia 51% South Africa 3 Argentina 3 Great Britain 20%South Africa 46% Canada 2 South Korea 2 Spain 21%

Germany 2 Australia 2 Poland 23%France 2 Hungary 1 South Korea 26%

Great Britain 1 Germany 26%Italy 1

Japan 1Poland 1

China 1


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4. Citizen Consumers Who Say Compared to Six Months Ago, They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making A Major Purchase, Like A Home Or CarCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? (B.10.)


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4. REGIONS - Citizen Consumers Who Say Compared to Six Months Ago, They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making A Major Purchase, Like A Home Or Car


‘MORE COMFORTABLE’


BRIC 43% 2%Middle East/Africa 42% 1%LATAM 38% 3%North America 36% 3%APAC 36% N/CG-8 Countries 26% 1%Europe 22% N/C

Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car?

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4. COUNTRIES - Citizen Consumers Who Say Compared to Six Months Ago, They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making A Major Purchase, Like A Home Or Car



since last sounding


since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

India 63% Germany 5 South Korea 6 Hungary 7%Indonesia 55% United States 4 India 4 Italy 14%

Saudi Arabia 51% Australia 4 Poland 4 Spain 15%Sweden 51% Saudi Arabia 3 Sweden 3 Japan 16%

Brazil 50% Japan 3 Brazil 3 Poland 18%China 41% China 2 Argentina 3 France 19%

Argentina 40% France 2 Italy 2 Belgium 20%Turkey 39% Canada 1 Great Britain 2 Great Britain 23%

Canada 37% Indonesia 1 Spain 2 South Korea 24%South Africa 1 Russia 1 Russia 25%

Turkey 1


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5. Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making Other Household Purchases

Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases?


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5. REGIONS - Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making Other Household Purchases


‘MORE COMFORTABLE’


BRIC 53% 3%LATAM 46% 1%Middle East/Africa 46% 2%APAC 44% 1%North America 41% 2%G-8 Countries 31% 1%Europe 24% 1%


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5. COUNTRIES - Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making Other Household Purchases



since last sounding


since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

Indonesia 69% Germany 5 India 10 Hungary 8%Saudi Arabia 59% Australia 4 South Korea 6 Italy 14%

India 58% United States 3 Poland 5 Spain 16%

Brazil 56% Japan 3 Spain 4 Poland 19%

Sweden 54% Indonesia 3 Great Britain 3 Japan 20%

China 53% Saudi Arabia 2 Argentina 3 South Korea 21%

Russia 46% South Africa 2 Hungary 2 Belgium 21%

Canada 43% China 1 Brazil 2 France 22%

France 1 Russia 1 Great Britain 24%

Sweden 1 Mexico 1


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6. Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Confident In Their Ability To Invest In The Future, Including Their Ability To Save Money For Their Retirement Or Their Children's EducationCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children's education?


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6. REGIONS - Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Confident In Their Ability To Invest In The Future, Including Their Ability To Save Money For Their Retirement Or Their Children's Education

REGION(in descending order by NET) ‘MORE CONFIDENT’ CHANGE

(since last sounding)

BRIC 50% 1%

LATAM 44% 1%Middle East/Africa 43% N/C

APAC 40% 1%


G-8 Countries 24% 1%Europe 19% 1%

Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children's education?

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6. COUNTRIES - Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Confident In Their Ability To Invest In The Future, Including Their Ability To Save Money For Their Retirement Or Their Children's Education



since last sounding


since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

Indonesia 71% Saudi Arabia 6 Turkey 7 Hungary 6%India 63% Australia 5 South Korea 6 Spain 9%

Brazil 62% Indonesia 5 Spain 4 Italy 9%Saudi Arabia 57% United States 3 Mexico 4 France 13%

China 49% China 2 Great Britain 3 Poland 14%Sweden 48% Germany 2 Italy 2 Great Britain 17%Canada 40% Japan 2 Belgium 1 Belgium 17%

Germany 37% Brazil 1 Argentina 1 Japan 18%Turkey 37% Canada 1 South Korea 19%

Poland 1Russia 1

Hungary 1

Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children's education?

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7. Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Invest In The Stock Market

Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market?


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7. REGIONS - Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Invest In The Stock Market

REGION(in descending order by NET) ‘GOOD TIME’ CHANGE


BRIC 40% 2%

APAC 34% N/C



LATAM 29% 2%

G-8 Countries 22% 1%

Europe 21% N/C


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7. COUNTRIES - Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Invest In The Stock Market



since last sounding


since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

India 52% Italy 11 Turkey 7 France 10%

Indonesia 45% China 11 South Korea 7 Spain 15%

China 43% South Africa 8 India 7 Belgium 17%

Sweden 43% Saudi Arabia 6 Poland 4 Great Britain 18%

Brazil 42% Indonesia 5 Great Britain 3 Poland 19%

South Africa 36% Germany 4 France 3 Japan 20%

Australia 32% Brazil 4 Sweden 2 Hungary 21%

United States 32% Mexico 3 Russia 1 Mexico 22%

Canada 2 Hungary 1 Italy 22%

Australia 1 Japan 1

Belgium 1

United States 1


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8. Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Buy Real Estate, Such As A House, Vacation Property Or Investment Property

Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property?


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8. REGIONS - Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Buy Real Estate, Such As A House, Vacation Property Or Investment Property

REGION(in descending order by NET) ‘YES’ CHANGE


LATAM 48% 1%BRIC 45% 4%North America 38% 2%Europe 38% 1%APAC 38% N/CG-8 Countries 37% 1%Middle East/Africa 37% 5%


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8. COUNTRIES - Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Buy Real Estate, Such As A House, Vacation Property Or Investment Property



since last sounding


since last sounding

isLOWEST

this month

Russia 63% Mexico 5 Turkey 7 Japan 15%India 55% Australia 4 Russia 7 South Korea 16%

Argentina 54% Germany 4 India 6 France 23%Hungary 53% Indonesia 4 Spain 5 China 24%Germany 52% China 3 South Africa 5 Spain 27%

Mexico 50% Italy 3 Great Britain 5 Great Britain 31%Indonesia 49% Poland 2 Argentina 5 Saudi Arabia 35%Australia 45% Hungary 1 Canada 3 Italy 35%

South Korea 1 France 3 Canada 35%Japan 1 Brazil 3

Saudi Arabia 1Belgium 1


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1. Citizen Consumers Who Say Someone In Their Family Or Someone Else They Know Personally Will Lose Their Job In The Next Six Months As A Result Of Economic Conditions



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Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?

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Argentina 23% 21% 22% 18% 16% 15% 17% 19% 17% 18% 17% 22% 20% 16% 18% 17% 22% 17% 13% 17% 20%Australia 12% 9% 13% 10% 11% 11% 7% 9% 12% 9% 9% 9% 12% 10% 13% 11% 10% 14% 14% 14% 14%Belgium 12% 15% 15% 12% 10% 10% 9% 10% 11% 17% 10% 8% 12% 13% 13% 11% 11% 11% 10% 21% 16%Brazil 22% 21% 22% 16% 18% 17% 19% 17% 20% 19% 17% 23% 18% 23% 24% 23% 17% 21% 19% 25% 21%Canada 17% 13% 11% 12% 11% 10% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12% 13% 13% 12% 10% 11% 12% 9% 12% 11% 12%China 19% 22% 21% 21% 19% 18% 19% 18% 17% 19% 18% 19% 18% 23% 16% 17% 20% 21% 24% 23% 21%France 17% 19% 17% 18% 19% 16% 17% 14% 19% 16% 16% 16% 17% 17% 18% 16% 16% 15% 16% 17% 17%Germany 12% 10% 10% 11% 11% 10% 8% 11% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 10% 9% 11% 8% 9% 8% 8% 9%Great Britain 13% 13% 16% 17% 19% 16% 17% 19% 20% 21% 18% 24% 21% 18% 19% 18% 17% 17% 15% 18% 18%Hungary 23% 20% 17% 17% 19% 17% 20% 20% 21% 25% 25% 23% 26% 24% 25% 27% 27% 28% 27% 32% 34%India 25% 30% 27% 26% 21% 20% 28% 22% 26% 25% 20% 17% 18% 25% 21% 22% 24% 26% 27% 33% 26%Indonesia 26% 29% 25% 15% 17% 19% 16% 24% 13% 15% 22% 23% 18% 17% 17% 18% 17% 17% 17% 19% 16%Italy 15% 19% 16% 19% 17% 18% 19% 18% 19% 17% 19% 17% 19% 20% 21% 18% 18% 19% 18% 19% 19%Japan 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 14% 13% 12% 12% 12% 14% 12% 13% 11% 11% 12% 13% 10% 10% 9% 10%Mexico 33% 24% 31% 31% 33% 30% 40% 33% 30% 31% 35% 36% 29% 39% 38% 39% 35% 40% 35% 36% 34%Poland 25% 19% 20% 21% 25% 22% 27% 26% 26% 28% 27% 26% 30% 31% 29% 25% 22% 27% 27% 26% 30%Russia 28% 24% 22% 25% 31% 22% 22% 28% 30% 37% 26% 27% 28% 30% 32% 30% 29% 23% 27% 31% 31%Saudi Arabia 15% 12% 15% 20% 16% 27% 17% 19% 14% 18% 18% 20% 18% 20% 13% 22% 26% 25% 22% 21% 33%South Africa 18% 26% 17% 19% 19% 18% 24% 21% 21% 18% 21% 22% 24% 21% 25% 22% 25% 24% 27% 25% 24%

South Korea 15% 13% 11% 11% 11% 13% 13% 14% 14% 12% 13% 11% 14% 13% 12% 11% 13% 15% 17% 11% 13%Spain 29% 38% 35% 36% 27% 28% 27% 27% 30% 32% 36% 34% 31% 30% 37% 34% 32% 33% 31% 37% 30%Sweden 7% 8% 9% 9% 9% 7% 8% 7% 8% 7% 5% 5% 11% 11% 9% 8% 7% 7% 9% 10% 9%Turkey 41% 34% 36% 32% 39% 34% 33% 33% 29% 35% 35% 39% 37% 39% 33% 33% 23% 36% 26% 24% 28%United States 20% 18% 19% 18% 15% 17% 21% 16% 18% 19% 16% 18% 17% 18% 16% 18% 15% 16% 17% 18% 17%

Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?

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Country by CountryNow look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions?


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Countries Ranked and Marked By Change In Assessment From Last Month (Left Column): Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?

Green marks countries experiencing improvement;Blue marks countries with no change from last month; Red marks countries experiencing a decline…

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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or No Change Compared to Last Month: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?

Saudi Arabia (+12)Turkey (+4)Poland (+4)

Argentina (+3)Hungary (+2)

South Korea (+2)Japan (+1)

Canada (+1)Germany (+1)

Australia (N/C)France (N/C)

Great Britain (N/C)Italy (N/C)

Russia (N/C)United States (-1)South Africa (-1)Sweden (-1)Mexico (-2)China (-2)Indonesia (-3)Brazil (-4)Belgium (-5)India (-7)Spain (-7)

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By RegionsNow look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions?


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All Regions: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?

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North American Countries: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely? N/C

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LATAM Countries: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely? 1

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European Countries: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely? 1

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APAC Countries: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely? 1

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G8 Countries: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely? 1

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BRIC Countries: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely? 3

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Middle East/African Countries: Now look ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Would it be extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely? 5

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2. Citizen Consumers Rate Their Current Financial SituationRate your current financial situation, using a scale from 1 to 7, where 7 means your personal financial situation is very strong today and 1 means it is very weak.


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Total 30% 31% 30% 31% 30% 31% 31% 30% 31% 30% 29% 30% 28% 29% 28% 29% 29% 29% 30% 29% 29%Argentina 23% 26% 24% 24% 30% 29% 27% 23% 30% 26% 25% 29% 24% 26% 27% 28% 25% 25% 28% 30% 26%Australia 39% 39% 39% 34% 37% 38% 37% 38% 37% 34% 36% 37% 34% 33% 38% 37% 35% 35% 33% 35% 38%Belgium 34% 30% 28% 28% 31% 33% 36% 32% 33% 28% 30% 38% 31% 33% 27% 31% 27% 31% 29% 24% 27%Brazil 27% 33% 33% 33% 30% 38% 40% 30% 33% 35% 34% 36% 32% 30% 33% 29% 28% 31% 26% 31% 34%Canada 42% 46% 41% 45% 46% 39% 44% 39% 42% 39% 42% 42% 40% 40% 43% 45% 42% 38% 41% 40% 41%China 51% 45% 44% 47% 51% 53% 53% 51% 49% 49% 51% 51% 40% 42% 44% 39% 36% 38% 37% 39% 40%France 27% 26% 25% 23% 27% 27% 22% 28% 22% 26% 23% 26% 25% 25% 21% 23% 24% 27% 27% 26% 21%Germany 24% 26% 24% 27% 28% 28% 33% 29% 32% 30% 26% 26% 29% 29% 24% 28% 30% 28% 33% 27% 32%Great Britain 30% 33% 27% 27% 26% 29% 30% 26% 27% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 28% 30% 26% 34% 28% 24%Hungary 12% 15% 17% 21% 18% 18% 16% 17% 15% 14% 13% 13% 12% 13% 12% 12% 14% 11% 11% 12% 10%India 60% 66% 62% 64% 55% 59% 64% 61% 71% 62% 54% 58% 61% 61% 52% 53% 43% 56% 56% 59% 58%Indonesia 31% 33% 36% 39% 36% 34% 41% 38% 34% 34% 34% 34% 37% 34% 37% 35% 40% 35% 40% 38% 43%Italy 22% 21% 19% 20% 21% 22% 19% 20% 17% 18% 16% 20% 16% 14% 19% 17% 17% 13% 17% 14% 12%Japan 13% 11% 13% 11% 13% 12% 13% 11% 13% 14% 10% 13% 14% 13% 15% 11% 12% 13% 13% 15% 13%Mexico 29% 36% 31% 34% 20% 22% 20% 23% 19% 24% 21% 21% 20% 16% 16% 24% 22% 22% 21% 23% 23%Poland 23% 22% 26% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 18% 15% 16% 20% 14% 16% 14% 16% 15% 17% 19% 15% 16%Russia 20% 21% 20% 22% 16% 18% 19% 15% 19% 17% 15% 14% 13% 18% 15% 16% 14% 18% 16% 14% 16%Saudi Arabia 23% 21% 26% 25% 33% 39% 36% 28% 26% 35% 26% 29% 26% 36% 32% 43% 43% 52% 49% 36% 43%South Africa 37% 30% 31% 25% 29% 30% 24% 28% 27% 33% 36% 26% 23% 29% 25% 31% 24% 19% 29% 26% 23%South Korea 21% 22% 25% 24% 22% 22% 26% 26% 30% 26% 23% 24% 21% 21% 24% 21% 22% 20% 19% 19% 22%Spain 34% 24% 24% 27% 34% 30% 31% 33% 32% 27% 23% 24% 30% 29% 26% 27% 30% 28% 27% 26% 23%Sweden 45% 43% 46% 47% 43% 46% 45% 50% 44% 58% 47% 49% 46% 40% 39% 40% 49% 47% 44% 44% 47%Turkey 23% 28% 25% 27% 24% 22% 19% 28% 23% 19% 29% 28% 24% 29% 28% 29% 39% 28% 34% 27% 34%United States 39% 41% 41% 37% 39% 33% 36% 36% 40% 35% 36% 35% 35% 36% 41% 39% 37% 35% 36% 38% 38%

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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or No Change Compared to Last Month: Rate your current financial situation, using a scale from 1 to 7, where 7 means your personal financial situation is very strong today and 1 means it is very weak.

India (-1)Hungary (-2)Japan (-2)Italy (-2)South Africa (-3)Spain (-3)Argentina (-4)Great Britain (-4)France (-5)

Saudi Arabia (+7)Turkey (+7)

Germany (+5)Indonesia (+5)Australia (+3)Belgium (+3)

Brazil (+3)South Korea (+3)

Sweden (+3)Russia (+2)China (+1)

Poland (+1)Canada (+1)

South Korea (N/C)

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By RegionsRate your current financial situation, using a scale from 1 to 7, where 7 means your personal financial situation is very strong today and 1 means it is very weak.


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3. Expecting Their Personal Financial Situation To Be Much Stronger In The Next Six Months Than It Is Now



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Argentina 43% 53% 51% 62% 55% 63% 58% 60% 58% 56% 59% 60% 59% 57% 58% 62% 60% 61% 67% 65% 62%

Australia 41% 39% 37% 38% 39% 40% 37% 35% 32% 36% 35% 36% 33% 34% 32% 32% 32% 30% 30% 29% 27%Belgium 16% 14% 12% 17% 14% 14% 13% 16% 13% 17% 14% 14% 15% 19% 16% 15% 15% 19% 17% 17% 13%Brazil 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 88% 88% 91% 89% 90% 88% 85% 86% 79% 87% 85% 91% 87% 86% 87% 84%

Canada 40% 40% 37% 37% 36% 33% 37% 38% 39% 38% 42% 38% 42% 41% 36% 35% 39% 32% 34% 32% 34%

China 54% 49% 51% 52% 51% 51% 49% 51% 50% 50% 52% 51% 41% 45% 41% 39% 39% 38% 44% 40% 41%

France 11% 12% 10% 11% 10% 12% 12% 8% 14% 11% 15% 10% 12% 13% 15% 11% 11% 12% 7% 7% 9%

Germany 26% 22% 24% 25% 28% 30% 24% 29% 30% 24% 33% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 26% 25% 26% 24% 26%Great Britain 24% 23% 27% 20% 21% 18% 19% 17% 18% 19% 19% 17% 15% 18% 16% 25% 17% 15% 17% 19% 20%

Hungary 23% 25% 22% 22% 19% 22% 19% 23% 15% 13% 19% 21% 17% 17% 13% 14% 16% 15% 9% 10% 9%

India 71% 73% 71% 68% 64% 65% 70% 69% 73% 72% 68% 52% 64% 70% 64% 61% 55% 66% 67% 67% 59%Indonesia 62% 64% 58% 62% 56% 51% 63% 59% 62% 56% 57% 55% 57% 60% 60% 57% 56% 59% 59% 60% 64%

Italy 15% 17% 18% 15% 15% 14% 15% 13% 15% 12% 19% 13% 17% 18% 15% 16% 13% 15% 11% 12% 13%

Japan 14% 13% 11% 13% 12% 11% 12% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 13% 12% 12% 12% 14% 11% 13% 13% 14%

Mexico 60% 57% 60% 57% 60% 57% 57% 56% 56% 57% 57% 58% 61% 62% 59% 58% 63% 57% 60% 57% 60%

Poland 31% 27% 23% 24% 31% 29% 28% 26% 24% 27% 23% 24% 24% 25% 25% 25% 23% 24% 24% 22% 23%Russia 36% 37% 32% 31% 36% 39% 41% 37% 37% 38% 36% 38% 39% 39% 38% 35% 28% 37% 34% 34% 38%Saudi Arabia 45% 41% 46% 39% 45% 48% 48% 48% 41% 47% 46% 48% 46% 53% 50% 51% 54% 60% 58% 46% 51%

South Africa 44% 59% 43% 52% 54% 53% 53% 55% 51% 56% 54% 50% 43% 53% 38% 43% 54% 41% 46% 43% 46%

South Korea 32% 32% 31% 30% 29% 32% 31% 28% 32% 34% 35% 33% 30% 28% 32% 27% 29% 25% 30% 28% 26%

Spain 31% 36% 35% 30% 20% 26% 21% 26% 25% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 27% 25% 25% 29% 21%Sweden 34% 37% 30% 34% 33% 34% 35% 38% 36% 42% 41% 41% 40% 37% 43% 36% 40% 36% 40% 33% 38%Turkey 42% 42% 43% 39% 40% 41% 41% 41% 42% 35% 37% 34% 34% 37% 35% 37% 43% 31% 40% 39% 34%United States 35% 38% 37% 40% 34% 31% 34% 34% 37% 34% 36% 34% 35% 35% 35% 33% 34% 29% 31% 33% 33%


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Country by CountryLooking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger,

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Countries Ranked and Marked By Change In Assessment From Last Month (Left Column): Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now?


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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or No Change Compared to Last Month: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now?

Hungary (-1)Australia (-2)South Korea (-2)Argentina (-3)Brazil (-3)Belgium (-4)Turkey (-5)Spain (-8)India (-8)

Saudi Arabia (+5)Sweden (+5)

Indonesia (+4)Russia (+4)Mexico (+3)

South Africa (+3)Canada (+2)

Germany (+2)France (+2)

Great Britain (+1)Italy (+1)

Japan (+1)Poland (+1)China (+1)

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By RegionsLooking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger,

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All Regions: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now?

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North American Countries: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, ormuch weaker than it is now? 1

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LATAM Countries: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now? 1

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European Countries: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, ormuch weaker than it is now? N/C

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APAC Countries: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now? 1

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G8 Countries: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now? 1

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BRIC Countries: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now? 1

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Middle East/African Countries: Looking ahead six months from now, do you expect your personal financial situation to be much stronger, somewhat stronger, about the same, somewhat weaker, or much weaker than it is now? 1

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4. Citizen Consumers Who Say Compared to Six Months Ago, They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making A Major Purchase, Like A Home Or CarCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car?


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Argentina 27% 31% 33% 35% 30% 37% 35% 35% 36% 35% 37% 37% 39% 35% 40% 37% 39% 39% 41% 40% 37%

Australia 42% 39% 36% 36% 35% 42% 43% 38% 39% 35% 40% 37% 34% 34% 39% 38% 34% 32% 30% 31% 35%

Belgium 30% 28% 25% 27% 29% 29% 33% 28% 29% 25% 28% 33% 29% 30% 26% 29% 30% 26% 27% 20% 20%

Brazil 55% 53% 56% 54% 50% 56% 58% 55% 53% 61% 55% 54% 49% 44% 51% 44% 44% 54% 50% 50% 47%

Canada 40% 42% 43% 43% 44% 40% 42% 39% 41% 39% 41% 40% 38% 43% 42% 41% 42% 39% 40% 37% 38%

China 52% 47% 48% 49% 52% 53% 50% 51% 50% 49% 48% 52% 43% 46% 44% 45% 36% 44% 39% 41% 43%

France 24% 24% 24% 22% 25% 27% 26% 24% 23% 27% 27% 28% 24% 24% 24% 24% 26% 25% 23% 19% 21%

Germany 29% 30% 31% 30% 32% 37% 41% 41% 41% 36% 37% 35% 36% 36% 33% 39% 37% 37% 37% 33% 38%

Great Britain 29% 30% 27% 28% 24% 29% 27% 25% 24% 22% 24% 23% 21% 21% 23% 23% 21% 21% 26% 23% 21%

Hungary 10% 15% 13% 16% 13% 14% 13% 16% 13% 12% 12% 13% 11% 12% 12% 11% 12% 10% 9% 7% 7%

India 61% 69% 67% 67% 63% 66% 68% 68% 73% 68% 64% 33% 62% 63% 59% 55% 50% 59% 59% 63% 59%

Indonesia 50% 54% 53% 54% 51% 53% 55% 53% 52% 50% 51% 47% 53% 51% 53% 54% 52% 52% 54% 55% 56%

Italy 22% 20% 20% 20% 20% 22% 19% 20% 18% 19% 19% 20% 20% 17% 18% 17% 15% 14% 13% 14% 12%

Japan 17% 19% 20% 19% 17% 17% 18% 17% 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 14% 15% 14% 16% 15% 19% 16% 19%

Mexico 36% 35% 34% 35% 32% 29% 32% 33% 32% 32% 32% 29% 37% 30% 28% 33% 37% 34% 33% 31% 31%

Poland 28% 25% 26% 22% 28% 29% 23% 24% 17% 22% 18% 19% 14% 18% 18% 17% 17% 21% 22% 18% 14%

Russia 24% 29% 25% 23% 24% 23% 29% 28% 30% 22% 22% 22% 23% 30% 18% 21% 22% 27% 22% 25% 24%

Saudi Arabia 49% 49% 49% 51% 52% 53% 61% 50% 50% 55% 61% 53% 57% 63% 60% 57% 61% 62% 64% 51% 54%

South Africa 36% 32% 30% 33% 39% 33% 33% 33% 32% 38% 40% 36% 33% 40% 32% 38% 25% 20% 30% 32% 33%

South Korea 27% 26% 33% 29% 27% 29% 29% 25% 30% 31% 26% 29% 24% 26% 27% 25% 24% 19% 26% 24% 18%

Spain 20% 17% 16% 15% 19% 20% 23% 19% 19% 18% 17% 18% 16% 22% 15% 17% 19% 17% 14% 15% 13%

Sweden 47% 48% 54% 52% 50% 51% 51% 55% 53% 57% 53% 56% 50% 49% 43% 49% 53% 49% 45% 51% 48%

Turkey 32% 39% 41% 39% 33% 34% 34% 37% 36% 35% 40% 35% 34% 41% 40% 41% 48% 38% 42% 39% 40%

United States 34% 36% 37% 35% 35% 32% 29% 32% 35% 32% 33% 34% 32% 30% 36% 34% 33% 30% 28% 30% 34%


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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or No Change Compared to Last Month: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car?

Russia (-1)Spain (-2)Great Britain (-2)Italy (-2)Argentina (-3)Brazil (-3)Sweden (-3)Poland (-4)India (-4)South Korea (-6)

Germany (+5)

United States (+4)Australia (+4)

Saudi Arabia (+3)Japan (+3)

China (+2)

France (+2)

Canada (+1)Indonesia (+1)

South Africa (+1)

Turkey (+1)Belgium (N/C)Hungary (N/C)

Mexico (N/C)

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By RegionsCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car?


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North American Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? 3

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LATAM Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? 3

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European Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? N/C

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APAC Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? N/C

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G8 Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? 1

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BRIC Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? 2

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Middle East/African Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making a major purchase, like a home or car? 1

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5. Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Comfortable Making Other Household Purchases



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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or No ChangeCompared to Last Month: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases?

Mexico (-1)Russia (-1)Brazil (-2)Hungary (-2)Argentina (-3)Great Britain (-3)Spain (-4)Poland (-5)South Korea (-6)India (-10)

Belgium (N/C)Canada (N/C)

Italy (N/C)Turkey (N/C)

Germany (+5)Australia (+4)

United States (+3)Japan (+3)

Indonesia (+3)Saudi Arabia (+2)South Africa (+2)

China (+1)France (+1)

Sweden (+1)

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By RegionsCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases?


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All Regions: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases?

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North American Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other householdpurchases? 2

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LATAM Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases? 1

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European Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases? 1

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APAC Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases? 1

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G8 Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases? 1

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BRIC Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases? 3

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Middle East/African Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less comfortable making other household purchases? 2

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6. Citizen Consumers Who Say They Are NOW More Or Less Confident In Their Ability To Invest In The Future, Including Their Ability To Save Money For Their Retirement Or Their Children's EducationCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children's education?


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Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education?

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% More Confident

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Country by CountryCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children's education?


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Countries Ranked and Marked By Change In Assessment From Last Month (Left Column): Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or yourchildren’s education?


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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or No Change Compared to Last Month: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education?

Saudi Arabia (+6)Australia (+5)

Indonesia (+5)United States (+3)

China (+2)Germany (+2)

Japan (+2)Brazil (+1)

Canada (+1)Poland (+1)Russia (+1)

Hungary (+1)

Argentina (-1)Belgium (-1)Italy (-2)Great Britain (-3)Mexico (-4)Spain (-4)South Korea (-6)Turkey (-7)

France (N/C)India (N/C)

South Africa (N/C)Sweden (N/C)

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By RegionsCompared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education?


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All Regions: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education?

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North American Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education? 3

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LATAM Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or yourchildren’s education? 1

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European Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save moneyfor your retirement or your children’s education? 1

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APAC Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education? 1

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G8 Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education? 1

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BRIC Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education? 1

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Middle East/African Countries: Compared to 6 months ago, are you NOW more or less confident of your ability to invest in the future, including your ability to save money for your retirement or your children’s education? N/C

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Country by CountryThinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market?


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Countries Ranked and Marked By Change In Assessment From Last Month (Left Column): Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market?


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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or No Change Compared to Last Month: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market?

Italy (+11)China (+11)

South Africa (+8)Saudi Arabia (+6)

Indonesia (+5)Germany (+4)

Brazil (+4)Mexico (+3)Canada (+2)

Australia (+1)Belgium (+1)

United States (+1)

Japan (-1)Hungary (-1)Russia (-1)Sweden (-2)France (-3)Great Britain (-3)Poland (-4)India (-7)South Korea (-7)Turkey (-7)

Argentina (N/C)Spain (N/C)

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All Regions: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market?

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North American Countries: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market? 1

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LATAM Countries: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market? 2

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European Countries: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market? N/C

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APAC Countries: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market? N/C

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G8 Countries: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market? 1

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BRIC Countries: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market? 2

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Middle East/African Countries: Thinking about the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time or a bad time to invest in the stock market? 3

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8. Citizen Consumers Who Say It Is A Good Time To Buy Real Estate, Such As A House, Vacation Property Or Investment Property



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Country by CountryThinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property?


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Countries Ranked and Marked By Change In Assessment From Last Month (Left Column): Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property?


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Countries Ranked by Net Improvement, Decline or NO Change Compared to Last Month: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property?

Mexico (+5)Australia (+4)Germany (+4)

Indonesia (+4)China (+3)

Italy (+3)Poland (+2)

Hungary (+1)South Korea (+1)

Japan (+1)

Belgium (-1)Saudi Arabia (-1)Brazil (-3)France (-3)Canada (-3)Argentina (-5)Great Britain (-5)South Africa (-5)Spain (-5)India (-6)Russia (-7)Turkey (-7)

Sweden (N/C)United States (N/C)

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All Regions: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property?

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North American Countries: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property? 2

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LATAM Countries: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property? 1

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European Countries: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property? 1

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APAC Countries: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property? N/C

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G8 Countries: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property? 1

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BRIC Countries: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property? 4

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Middle East/African Countries: Thinking of the next 30 days, do you think it will be a good time to buy real estate, such as a house, vacation property or investment property? 5

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