PBC Presents Depositor Survey Report for Q1
OREANDA-NEWS. April 10, 2013. In Q1 2013, the PBC conducted a questionnaire survey on 20,000 depositors in 50 cities across the country. The survey findings indicate the following:
1. Price sentiment index
The current price satisfaction index posted 20 percent,down 2 percentage points from the previous quarter but up 0.3 percentage points from the same period last year. Specifically, 62.1 percent of respondents considered prices too high to be accepted, an increase of 3.6 percentage points from the previous quarter. The future price expectations index posted 66.9 percent, down 3.3 percentage points from the previous quarter but up 4.8 percentage points from the same period last year.
Specifically, 38.6 percent of respondents expected prices to rise in the next quarter, down 3.2 percentage points from the previous quarter; those saying prices will stay basically flat or go down accounted for 51 percent, a share 2.8 percentage points larger than in the previous quarter.
2. Income sentiment index
The current income sentiment index posted 54.6 percent, up 2.8 and 2.7 percentage points from the previous quarter and the same period last year respectively, representing an improvement for the third consecutive quarter. Specifically, 88.1 percent of respondents reported income rise or felt no big change in income, up 1 percentage point from the previous quarter and 1.9 percentage points from the same period last year. The future income confidence index registered 55.8 percent, down 0.5 percentage points from the previous quarter but up 0.9 percentage points from the same period last year.
3. Employment sentiment index
The current employment sentiment index was up for the second consecutive quarter to stand at 41.9 percent, rising 1.3 percentage points quarter-on-quarter but declining 0.4 percentage points year-on-year. The future employment expectations index registered 52 percent, remaining in the optimistic range for the second consecutive quarter, up 0.8 percentage points quarter-on-quarter and 0.7 percentage points year-on-year.
4. Savings, investment and consumption sentiment
Of all respondents, 44.5 percent were inclined to make more savings deposits, falling 2.6 percentage points from the previous quarter; 17.9 percent preferred more consumption, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points quarter-on-quarter; 37.6 percent were in favor of more investment, 4.1 percentage points more than that recorded for the previous quarter. The top three most favored investment options were purchase of funds and wealth management products, property investment and bond purchase, picked by 25.9 percent, 19.9 percent and 14.6 percent of respondents respectively.
5. Home price expectations and home purchase sentiment
Sixty-eight percent of respondents considered current home prices too high to be accepted, increasing 1.3 percentage points from the previous quarter and 0.3 percentage points from the same period last year. Those who thought home prices were acceptable accounted for 30.1 percent and 2 percent expressed satisfaction.
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