摘要:In Q2’04, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) rose
another 1.9 points, reaching 102 in June. The main factor
behind improving consumer confidence was an increase in
positive expectations among Ukrainians regarding their
financial standing. Optimistic expectations prevail in Kyiv
and in southern and eastern oblasts. Consumer confidence
in the countryside, however, has been deteriorating for two
quarters in a row. The overall improvement in the
confidence of Ukraine’s consumers is mostly due to more
positive economic expectations among those with below,
average incomes and older Ukrainians