Most Ukrainians expect economic crisis this autumn - poll
"In the next six months, about 40% expect the country's economic situation to deteriorate, 31% expect no change, and 17% expect improvement. Some 53% believe that the economic crisis this fall may occur due to the incompetence of the authorities. Some 32% believe that the cause could be the coronavirus, and only 6% believe that this could be the war in Donbas," the report reads.
According to the report, two-thirds of respondents noted the deterioration of Ukraine's economic situation over the past six months, almost a quarter believe that it has not changed, and 9% think it has improved. Half of the respondents said that the economic situation of their family was deteriorating, almost 40% said there was no change, and 9% saw improvement.
At the same time, 22% of respondents said the country was moving in the right direction, 63% said it was moving in the wrong direction, and a further 15% could not answer. Over the past month, there has been a decline in positive assessments of the situation in the country from 32% to 22%, sociologists said.
The survey was conducted during June 24-28, 2020. The audience is the population of Ukraine aged 18 and older living in all regions, except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. A total of 2,000 respondents were interviewed. The poll's margin of error does not exceed 2.2%.
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