Most Brazilians believe in economic improvement, according to survey

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According to CNI, only 24% consider the current economic situation to be good

Just over half of the Brazilian population believes that the economy will improve in the next 6 months, although the majority believes that the current economic situation is fair, bad or terrible. The conclusion is contained in the research Portraits of Brazilian Society – Economy and Population, by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI).

According to the survey, 53% of those surveyed believe in an improvement in the economic situation, compared to 21% who believe that nothing should change in 6 months and 22% who believe that it will worsen in the same period. Carried out by the Institute for Research in Reputation and Image (IPRI), the survey interviewed 2,004 people in all units of the Federation between September 14th and 19th.

In relation to the current moment, 24% of the population consider the situation of the economy to be good, 36% consider it to be regular and 38% say that the situation is bad or terrible.

Perception varies depending on the region of the country. The best assessment is in the Northeast, where 32% say that the current performance of the economy is excellent or good. The percentage drops to 23% in the North and Central-West, to 20% in the Southeast and to 18% in the South. On the other hand, the North and Central-West lead the poor or very poor evaluation, with 44%, followed by the South ( 43%), the Southeast (39%) and the Northeast (30%).

Despite the less positive assessment of the current situation of the economy, 45% of the Brazilian population considers that there have been improvements in the last 6 months. Among those who consider the situation of the current economy to be bad or terrible, 17% believe that it is better than in the first quarter.

Parameters

The survey also asked respondents’ expectations about economic indicators. In total, four parameters were analyzed: inflation, interest on personal loans, unemployment and poverty.

Regarding inflation, 46% of the population believe that inflation will rise in the next 6 months, and 29% believe that inflation will start to fall. Regarding interest, 39% of the population believe that personal financing rates will rise in the same period, while 24% believe that they should fall.

For unemployment, the expectation is that the rate will increase in the next 6 months for 30% of respondents and fall to 31%. In relation to poverty, 29% of Brazilians say that poverty around them will rise and another 29%, the same percentage, believe that poverty will decrease.

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