SMRC Survey Results: 62.1 Persen Respondent National Economic Optimist Is Better Next Year

Screenshot - SMRC Research Director Deni Irvani when releasing the results of a national public opinion survey /ANTARA

JAKARTA - Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) said the majority of people are optimistic that the national economic condition next year will be better. "So I think this is a very positive finding of domestic and national economic conditions according to public perceptions," said SMRC Research Director Deni Irvani when releasing the results of the survey “ Sri Lanka and Kita&rdquo falls; in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, August 28. According to him, the survey results show that the majority of residents, or about 62.1 percent who are surveyed, think that next year's national economic condition will be better than this year. "Many more than those who say it's worse or much worse, as much as 6.2 percent," he said. He said the trend was the same as the conditions or optimism of residents about the national economy next year when before COVID-19. SMRC also conducted a survey on household economic conditions for next year to respondents. "What states is that it will be better next year and than this year in the last survey of August 2022, there will be 69.5 percent. The majority of residents are optimistic about the economic condition of the household next year, those who are not optimistic or pessimistic are less, only 3.9 percent," he said. And also, said Deni, who said there was no change next year compared to this year, only 14, 8 percent, then 7.8 percent who didn't know. "But in general, residents look optimistic and that is also almost the same position compared to the survey before the COVID-19 in April 2019," he said.