In December last year, the population of Ukraine became less afraid of inflation and hryvnia devaluation. The consumer sentiment index in the country was 83.9 points, which decreased by 1.3 points compared to November. This is evidenced by the data of the study Info Sapiens.

Expectation of Ukrainians.

In particular, the indicator of the Economic Expectations Index increased by 0.3 p.p.. and is 112.5 points.

Although at the same time, the Expected Unemployment Dynamics Index increased by 2.6 p.p.. , up to 130 stitches.

However, the Inflation Expectations Index fell by 1.1 percentage points.. and is 181.6 points.

In addition, the population's expectations for the hryvnia exchange rate improved in the next three months. The index of devaluation expectations fell by 5.9 points. and amounted to 147.7 p.

Analyst CVs.

In 2022, the Consumer Sentiment Index was higher compared to previous years due to the war, although it is in negative values \u200b\u200b(less than 100).

Since the beginning of the war, the indices of the current situation and economic expectations, which previously had close values, have separated for the first time: Ukrainians are more confident in waiting for a better future, while the assessment of the current situation is worse.

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“Probably, these indices now measure two different situations, not only now and expectations of the future, but during the war and expectations after its completion (since, according to polls, most Ukrainians believe in victory, then after the victory of Ukraine),” Info Sapiens believes.