As per the global research firm - Credit Suisse among the emerging market consumers, 37 percent of respondents believe that their personal finances will improve over the next six months. According to its report, the confidence among emerging market consumers has strengthened during last year, however the mood has deteriorated in India.
Suggesting a general upward trend in emerging market consumption, it said that the relative and absolute growth in emerging market consumption over the last ten years has been very strong. Out of the eight countries included in the consumer survey, optimism on the financial outlook is strongest in Brazil, China, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
Regarding India, it said that consumer mood will continue to deteriorate in India as 28 percent of Indian sample expects some improvement in financial conditions in the next six months compared with 36 percent in 2011 and 40 percent in 2010.
Further, Credit Suisse survey said that the relative out-performance of emerging market consumption is likely to continue over the next 12 months and the GDP-weighted real growth in household consumer expenditure for emerging markets has averaged 5 percent over the last ten years compared with just over 2 percent for the developed markets. Developed market consumption is in declining trend, it added.
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