Consumers' anxiety that prices will rise and consumption will shrink has been confirmed as a sentimental economic indicator. The expected inflation rate soared to the highest level in 10 years and 2 months, and the 경마사이트프로 consumer sentiment index fell below 100 for the first time in 1 year and 4 months. It is believed that the sharp rise in prices than expected and the spread of negative news about the economic situation had an effect on the psychology.
According to the results of the 'Consumer Trend Survey for June' released by the Bank of Korea on the 29th, the expected inflation rate for this month was 3.9%, up 0.6 percentage points from May (3.3%). It is the highest in 10 years and 2 months since April 2012 (3.9%). In particular, the monthly increase of 0.6 percentage points is the largest record since 2008 related statistics were compiled.
Expected inflation rate refers to the expected rate of increase in consumer price in the next year. If the expected inflation level continues to rise, it can also be interpreted as meaning that the point at which the price level passes the peak may be delayed. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho recently said that there is a possibility that the consumer price inflation rate will reach the 6% range between June and August. This is significantly higher than the 5.4% in May, the highest in 13 years and 9 months.
The expected inflation of 3.9% is also unusual, but the bigger problem is that the rate of increase is fast. Hwang Hee-jin, head of the BOK’s statistical research team, said, “In the past, from July 2008 to July 2009, during the financial crisis, the expected inflation rate was 3.9 for about a year from March 2011, when the Japanese earthquake 경마사이트 and the European financial crisis overlapped in the course of economic recovery. There was a time when it exceeded the % and reached the 4% level. It is presumed that this is because we are receiving more news related to inflation (inflation) and the US Big Step (a 0.5 percentage point increase in the base rate) than before.” As such, when expectations for future inflation increase, economic agents may increase the price of goods or services according to the forecast to further encourage inflation.
At the same time, it was found that consumer sentiment has significantly contracted. At the same time as inflation sentiment has spread, the negative economic outlook has also increased. This is the point where stagflation (inflation rises in a recession) is a concern.
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCSI) in June fell 6.2 points from 102.6 in May to 96.4, below the 100 baseline for the first time in a year and four months since February 2021 (97.2). If the CCSI is higher than 100, it means that consumer sentiment is more optimistic than the long-term average (2003-2021).
Compared to May, all six indices that make up CCSI (current living conditions, living conditions outlook, household income forecast, consumption expenditure forecast, current economic judgment, future economic outlook) were lower than a month ago. In https://www.racesite.proparticular, the indicators related 경마 to the game judgment plummeted, with the future economic outlook (69) dropping by a whopping 15 points, and the current game judgment (60) dropping by 14 points. Hwang explained, “Consumer sentiment has worsened as concerns about an economic slowdown have grown due to rising inflation and U.S. tightening.”
The interest rate level outlook index (149) rose 3 points in one month, setting a new record, and the housing price outlook index (98) fell 13 points in one month, below the baseline.
The BOK believes that private consumption, which has been suppressed since the COVID-19 outbreak, is likely to recover. Regarding the prospect of the consumer sentiment index, Hwang said, “There are many external factors that we cannot control, such as the Russian-Ukraine war and the US interest rate hike, so there is a lot of uncertainty. If supported, it seems that the decline in the consumer sentiment index can be prevented. Inflation measures, such as lowering the fuel tax, can also affect perceived prices,” he said.
The survey was conducted 온라인경마 from the 13th to the 20th of this month, targeting 2,500 households across the country.