Customers in a grocery store on Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 9Most Americans perceive inflation as financial stress, save money and expect the situation to get worse in the coming year, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News. Of the 1,055 respondents surveyed from April 21 to May 12, 59% admitted to reducing their electricity consumption, 77% spending on entertainment and eating out, 59% driving less, 87% making an effort to buy goods at the maximum low price, 27% found a second job or started working more after hours. prices 37% of survey participants, «weak financial stress» — 50%, another 13% do not consider the current inflation indicators to be stressful. 66% of respondents expect inflation next year, 12% believe that the situation will not change, and 21% hope improvement. 57% characterize the financial situation of their families as «sufficient only to maintain current living standards», 20% speak of a decline in income, and 23% — of its growth. At the same time, 63% are optimistic about the financial situation of the family in the next 12 months, 37% are pessimists. pandemic, 69% — «Russia's actions against Ukraine». The survey organizers say that the sample of respondents is representative, and estimate the error of the study at four percentage points. />U.S. Senator Says It's Cheaper to Buy Cocaine in His State Than Gasoline
