Some highlights:
21% of respondents state that their financial situation is better now than it was6 months ago.
An increase from last wave is seen in the percentage of respondents planning to invest in property within the next12 months (19% in February2014 compared to26% in August2014).
35% believe that the number of jobs available in their country of residence will increase.
In comparison to6 months ago,35% of working respondents state that the number of employees in the organization where they work has increased.
Data for the Bayt.com Middle East Consumer Confidence Index for August2014 was collected online from August5-19,2014, with the participation of5,075 respondents aged18 years and above. Respondents were from the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
