Post by Bozur on Feb 17, 2005 13:36:36 GMT -5
Greeks get gloomier
Eurobarometer finds deterioration in expectations for finances and jobs
Greeks’ view of their own and the country’s economic situation and employment in 2005 took a turn for the worse after last summer, according to the latest six-monthly Eurobarometer survey, presented by the European Commission yesterday.
The percentage of those foreseeing a deterioration in their living standards increased from 13 percent in the spring 2004 survey to 22 percent in the autumn survey, while those expecting an improvement fell from 42 percent to 37 percent.
The last survey shows an unmistakably sharp change of mood regarding the country’s economic prospects within six months. The upbeat mood shown in the spring 2004 report, portraying Greeks as the most optimistic among European citizens in that respect, gave way to one of the most pessimistic outlooks.
The percentage of respondents anticipating an uplift dropped spectacularly from 34 percent last spring to 14 percent in the autumn, while there was also a drastic fall in the percentage of those expecting an improvement in the employment situation from 30 percent to 12 percent.
Just under half (49 percent) of Greeks expected no economic improvement in their households in 2005, and 57 percent said they foresaw no advancement in their personal professional careers — against a 60 percent European average.
The Eurobarometer survey consisted of approximately 1,000 face-to-face interviews, conducted between October 8 and November 8, 2004.
www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=52994
Eurobarometer finds deterioration in expectations for finances and jobs
Greeks’ view of their own and the country’s economic situation and employment in 2005 took a turn for the worse after last summer, according to the latest six-monthly Eurobarometer survey, presented by the European Commission yesterday.
The percentage of those foreseeing a deterioration in their living standards increased from 13 percent in the spring 2004 survey to 22 percent in the autumn survey, while those expecting an improvement fell from 42 percent to 37 percent.
The last survey shows an unmistakably sharp change of mood regarding the country’s economic prospects within six months. The upbeat mood shown in the spring 2004 report, portraying Greeks as the most optimistic among European citizens in that respect, gave way to one of the most pessimistic outlooks.
The percentage of respondents anticipating an uplift dropped spectacularly from 34 percent last spring to 14 percent in the autumn, while there was also a drastic fall in the percentage of those expecting an improvement in the employment situation from 30 percent to 12 percent.
Just under half (49 percent) of Greeks expected no economic improvement in their households in 2005, and 57 percent said they foresaw no advancement in their personal professional careers — against a 60 percent European average.
The Eurobarometer survey consisted of approximately 1,000 face-to-face interviews, conducted between October 8 and November 8, 2004.
www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=52994