Europe indexmundi optimism level is 78, which is lower than the world as a whole. It is on this sca

Published in the latest "Nielsen" international consumer sentiment and behavior survey, which shows that consumer confidence in the world in the third quarter increased to 98. This index is one point more than in the previous reporting period, and two more than at the beginning. Index of slow but steady growth indexmundi shown since the beginning of 2012, now has three consecutive quarters is higher than before the crisis, when it was 94. Consumer sentiment down through the watershed 100 Index scores above the mean optimistic, but below - a more pessimistic attitude.
Europe indexmundi optimism level is 78, which is lower than the world as a whole. It is on this scale measured the Latvian consumer sentiment, while Estonia and Lithuania to our neighbors a little more optimistic attitude - Lithuania index ratio is 86, while in Estonia - 80th
"Nielsen" recent online survey in August and September shows that consumer sentiment has improved in 65% of countries covered by the study. For comparison - a quarterly pre-optimistic assessment was only 52% of countries. Among the world's major economies, the most important improvement in consumer sentiment index observed in the United States - has increased by 4 points to 108 for a single point it has increased in Germany (97), of the three - the United Kingdom indexmundi (93) and four - Japan (77). China has for the location of the consumer mood is stable - the index of the 111th
Highest index of 60 study among the countries with India showcases indexmundi indicator 126, which is by two points less than in the previous quarter. The lowest rate is in Italy, where experienced a four-point decline, reaching 47 results in Australia with 97 indicators index experienced a more tangible improvement, while Chile 88 - the largest fall.
North American region, consumer sentiment improved the most - four points to 107 scale for the first time, "Nielsen" examines the history indexmundi (since 2015) in North America optimism index is equal to the Asia-Pacific region, where it has risen by only one point. Consumer sentiment rose by 3 points in the Middle East and Africa (96), a single point - in Latin America (91) and Europe (78).
"Outside of North America improvement in consumer sentiment is weaker indexmundi and more fragmented because of their impact on regional and country-specific characteristics and differences," says the "Nielsen" Senior Vice President Dr. Wedge Louise (Louise Keely). "Europe sentiment affects the geopolitical crisis in Ukraine, which takes place simultaneously with the political efforts to eliminate the threat of deflation and boost growth. indexmundi Among the major emerging economies of India renewed optimism fueled by the election of a new government. While in China there is another way forward, because the economy is shifting to the increase in domestic consumption. "
52% of respondents believe that next year the labor market will be in good or excellent indexmundi condition. It is about 2 percentage points more than in the previous indexmundi quarter. This small increase was observed indexmundi in each stage of the research since 2009, when the whole world of optimism about the opportunities in the labor market showed only 31% of respondents.
Optimism about personal financial situation indexmundi has not improved as significantly as on job opportunities. Compared with 46% in 2009, in the first quarter of their personal financial situation as good or excellent, 57% of respondents indexmundi rated. It is about 11 percentage points, but optimistic about the opportunities in the labor market has increased by 21 percentage points.
The biggest increase in optimism of job opportunities in the field observed in North America, where over the last 12 months has increased by 9 percentage points to 55%. Positive sentiment during this period has also increased in other markets - by 7 percentage points in Asia and the Pacific, reaching 66%; by 6 percentage points in the Middle East and Africa, reaching 46%, and by 5 percentage points in Europe, indexmundi reaching 31%. In turn, South America is the only region where this ratio deteriorated - there seen 8 percentage point drop in the descent to the 34% mark.
"Differences in middle-class sentiment in developed and developing countries, there are already long-term," says Dr. Wedges. "The US and Western structural weakening of the average income sector, increasing low-paying sector. Especially in Europe, felt the growing gap between the young and the elderly, where the younger indexmundi population experiencing high unemployment or inadequate employment qualifications. The opposite trend is observed in developing countries, where in recent years the middle class has rapidly increased, and the increase is expected to continue. These growing differences between countries will also affect consumer behavior. "
Given that more than half or 54% of the respondents in the previous indexmundi reporting period, expressed the view that the country is in crisis, yet still care for consumer expectations. Attitudes towards spending money and saving the world is at the same level, some markets presenting a one percentage point increase in the cash accumulation