Consumer Financial Situation
The Quarterly CCI studies households’ financial situations. In the third quarter of 2017, the financial situation of households has improved slightly compared to the same period of last year. 14.9 percent of consumers responded that their financial situation have improved last year, while 32.1 percent reported that their financial situation have deteriorated.
Moreover, the proportion of respondents reporting improvements has increased by 6.0 percentage points, while the proportion reporting deterioration has decreased by 9.8 percentage points.