The Bank conducts this survey on a quarterly basis, based on the responses collected from individuals who are chosen through a stratified two-stage random sampling method. This survey is an opinion poll designed to gain insight into the general public’s perceptions on their household circumstances, including questions with regard to the perception of price levels (Chart 14).
According to recent survey results, among the respondents who felt that prices have gone up, more than 80 percent viewed the price rise as “rather unfavorable”. In contrast, among the respondents who felt that prices have gone down, about one third of them deemed the price decline as “rather favorable”.