For many people around the world, this year’s Christmas will
be marked by a tentative return to normality as Covis-19 related restrictions
have eased up all around but this is not it, general increase in prices will
also have an effect on purchases and celebrations this year.
According to an Ipsos study carried out in 12 countries, an average of 85 percent of the surveyed respondents said that they feel excited about the end of year celebrations, and one third said that they are even more excited than last year.
At the same time, this enthusiasm in people is running
counter to the levels of stress that these respondents feel due to the current
levels of inflation. On an average, almost nine in ten respondents said that they
feel stressed about the effect of rising prices, and 55 percent are more
stressed as compared to last year.
As the infographic demonstrates, Romania is the country where
stress is most widespread. Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of the country’s
respondents said that thanks to price increases they feel more stressed this
year about the end-of-year and Christmas celebrations than in 2021. The share
of people saying that they feel more stressed this year is quite high even in
the United States, at 50 percent. The lowest stress levels in the nations
analyzed could be seen in Brazil, at 28 percent.
Financial worries will certainly impact what Christmas will
look like for many this year, as, on average globally, half of the people
surveyed expect rising costs to have a noteworthy bearing on their holiday
shopping and 40 percent have the same idea for their celebrations.
Infographic by: statista
