5% of Russians told FOM that their financial situation had improved over the past 2-3 months. The same number of optimists was recorded only during the crisis of 2014-2015 (4-6%). In the entire history of the new Russia, there was only one year when it turned out that those who got better got worse. We are talking about 2007 with a record of 21%. Since then, the "improving" green line has never risen above the "getting worse" red line.
Now the situation is like this: 28% say that the situation has worsened, 5% say that the situation has improved and two thirds say that everything has remained as it was. The FOM survey is a subjective indicator, but it falls in line with the labor market data of khah.ru and Avito-Vorka, according to which there are fewer vacancies, and salary bargaining is becoming more difficult. A consumer with income in place first of all reduces unnecessary expenses. This blow is taken by retail, services and everything that lives on impulse purchases.
There is no record of pessimism in 2015 (46% "got worse"). No crash. There is slow surfing - 25-28% are not satisfied compared to 18-22% two years ago. The local demand pays for it, because the more the Russians freeze the budget, the weaker the revenues of companies connected to the public purse. While there are 5% of optimists, not 20%, the reversal of the consumer cycle remains just another talk, as the numbers, alas, point to the opposite.