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NEWS
ANALYSIS
maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2022
JAMES DEBONO
THE Maltese were the least
likely among respondents in
19 eurozone member states to
think that inflation in 2022 was
higher than 2021.
While 41% believe that infla-
tion was higher this year than
last, a staggering 34% believed
that inflation had remained
the same, while surprisingly a
fifth believe that inflation was
lower.
The majority's perception
that the inflation rate was not
higher this year compared to
previous year reflects the sta-
bility in energy prices in Malta
with inflation mostly impact-
ing food prices, as had already
happened in 2021.
Back in October 2021 36%
of the Maltese believed that
inflation was higher than in
2020 compared to 67% of all
inhabitants of the Eurozone.
The survey recently pub-
lished by the European Com-
mission's Eurobarometer was
carried out in October.
In the whole European Union
eight in ten citizens (79%) be-
lieve this year's inflation rate
was higher than last year's.
This represents a 12 percent-
age-point increase over the
Maltese least impacted by
41% of Maltese think inf lation was
higher this year compared to previous
year, compared to 79% of citizens in
the whole Eurozone
Did your household
income increase or
decrease in the past
year (%)?
Do you expect your
household's income
to decrease or
increase in the next
year (%)?
What is your expectation
regarding the inflation
rate this year?
