Household Inflation Expectations: March 2026

THE PROPORTION OF THOSE EXPECTING A DECREASE IN INFLATION FELL

Summary findings

The average inflation expectation for one year ahead: 49.8% (a decrease of 1 points M-o-M).
34% of participants expect inflation to be in the range of 21-40%.
29.7% of participants expect inflation to be lower than the current level (a decrease of 4.7 points M-o-M).
By gender: The inflation expectation is 48% for men and 52.5% for women.
By age: the lowest expectation is at the group of 18-24 years (%46.8), the highest expectation is at the group of 65+ years (%54.3).
By employment status: The highest expectation is among students (%58.9), and the lowest is among salaried government employees (%44.4).