Household Inflation Expectations: May 2026

THE LOWEST INFLATION EXPECTATIONS ARE AMONG SALARIED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Summary findings

  • The average inflation expectation for one year ahead: 53,7% (a decrease of 6.3 points M-o-M).
  • 31,2% of participants expect inflation to be in the range of 21-40%.
  • 24.3% of participants expect inflation to be lower than the current level (an increase of 6.4 points M-o-M).
  • By gender: The inflation expectation is 52% for men and 56.7% for women.
  • By age: the lowest expectation is at the group of 25-34 years (%48.2), the highest expectation is at the group of 65+ years (%60.4).
  • By employment status: The highest expectation is among day/labor workers (%59.5), and the lowest is among salaried government employees (%39.4).

doc. Household Inflation Expectations Note May 2026