Inflation worries US consumers, although Donald Trump has made him one of his main fights. According to a survey* conducted by the American news agency Associated Press (AP) and the NORC Science Research Institute of the University of Chicago, almost nine out of 10 (86%) declared themselves more or less stressed by the cost of careers.
In detail, 53% of those questioned mention an “important stress” about the cost of races and 33% evoke “minor stress.” Only 14% of those questioned consider that the cost of races “is not a source of stress.”
Beyond supermarkets, Americans see other inevitable expenses in their daily life with apprehension. According to the survey, 74% of those questioned are declared stressed by the cost of housing (including 47% of an “important stress”), 78% for the amount of money we save (including 43% of an “important stress”), 75% for the amount of money we receive (including 43% of an “important stress) and finally 78% by the cost of health (including 42% important stress).
Housing, health, savings …
These sources of financial stress “weigh more in young Americans” because they are “less likely than older adults to have significant savings or have a property,” says Associated Press. According to the AP-NOC survey, the cost of housing is in fact an “important stress” for 56% of young people aged 18 to 44, compared to only 40% of people over 45. The observation is similar for the level of savings (47% against 40) and the salary level (51% against 37%).
But the concern for food races is going through generations: the cost of races is an issue of “important stress” for 55% of young people aged 18 to 44 and for 51% of those over 45, according to the AP-NOC survey.
While Donald Trump continues with his protectionist offensive, economists hope to see prices increase following the entry into force of new customs sub -channels imposed on the main commercial partners of the United States, which should be transmitted in part to consumers. In June, inflation had registered 2.7% for a year throughout the Atlantic, compared to 2.4% in May.
To counteract the increase in expected prices, Donald Trump plans to pay a “dividend” of their customs rights to Americans, in a check -shaped form for $ 2,400 sent to millions of homes. A bill has been sent to validate the measure to the Senate. But economists are skeptical about the effect of this check, which according to them, is likely to supply the inflationist spiral a little more.
Source: BFM TV
