A MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence survey has stated that India is the second most optimistic nation among the Asia Pacific Region after Myanmar. India scored 91.6 in the index which is calculated with zero as the most pessimistic and 100 as the most optimistic, while Myanmar's score was 97.2. The Index is based on a survey conducted between October-November last year and covered 8,235 respondents aged 18 - 64 in 16 countries across Asia Pacific.
The survey tracks five major indicators - employment, economy, regular income, stock market and quality of life. Among these parameters, India rated the highest in its outlook toward employment prospects with a score of 93.5 points in the second half compared to 88.5 points recorded in the first half of the calendar year 2014. Overall, in the first half of 2014, India figured in the very optimistic range with a total score of 89.1.
Citywise Bengaluru topped the list as India's most optimistic city with a score of 98.1 followed by Delhi with 97.3 points and Mumbai with 87.2. Further, the study noted that the women of the country have a more confident stance on the economic outlook with a score of 91.9, 0.6 points ahead of men.
The overall sentiment in Asia witnessed a drop with the consumer confidence index score at 65.5 points down from 68.3 Index points in the first half of 2014. Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong saw a steep decline in consumer confidence at 33.8, 34.2 and 40.9 respectively.
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