Days ago, during the first live report he gave from Casa Rosada - as promoted by the
Crónica
channel -,
Chiche Gelblung
achieved an entertaining report with
Javier Milei
.
They talked about the economy, as in many others, but the experienced journalist managed to lead (and bother) the President with questions that went down to the level.
With similar logic, a
new survey
addresses the
impact of adjustment
from an earthly place.
What did people stop doing/consuming to make ends meet?
And even more important: Are you making ends meet?
The survey was carried out by the consulting firm
Casa Tres
, a firm whose visible face is
Mora Jozami
, an analyst very close to former president Mauricio Macri.
They presented a work that included a survey of
2,400 cases
(online and telephone) during February, with +/- 2% margin of error.
When you scroll through the report, 8 key charts/data
stand out
.
Inflation, main problem
A
trend that the Milei government deepened
is the (logical) concern of citizens about inflation.
Although it is a problem that has led this type of ranking for years, the
three numbers of price increases
reported so far by this management (and for which it blames the previous one) were
records
in the last decade: 25.5% for December , 20.6% for January and 13.2% for February.
As this newspaper said, it is one of the issues on which
there is no crack
.
It worries voters of all parties.
In the Casa Tres survey, the problem of
inflation
leads with
23.6%
, followed by a younger brother:
"The economic situation in general"
, with
20%
.
The podium is completed, far away, by
"insecurity"
, with
7.6%
.
The salary is not enough and must be cut
The following paintings from the work are, perhaps, the most interesting.
Or more worrying.
They are the ones who investigate
purchasing power
and the
cuts
that the adjustment brought about.
In the first case, only 12% of those surveyed say that their salary (plus family income) is "well enough" to make ends meet and 29% say that it is "just enough." At the other end, 34% respond that "it is not enough" and 22% that "it is not enough." Complete 3% of "ns/nc".
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Purchasing power and cuts due to adjustment
Based on a national survey of 2,400 cases
Source:
Casa Tres Consultant
Infographic:
Clarín
With this logic, it is understood that the majority of the population is cutting their expenses
.
In what?
This is how the survey details it, in a multiple response box (each person could choose several options):
Leisure in general:45.4%.
Consume more second brands: 41.7%.
Less clothing purchases: 39.3%.
Vacations: 32.6%.
Content platform: 27.2%.
Less use of private vehicles: 19.7%.
My children's activities: 10.2%.
Canceled prepaid: 9.3%.
Insurance type change: 6.5%.
Change to public school: 3.5%.
Expectations and those most affected by the adjustment
Regarding
economic expectations
, it is one of the data that (slowly)
is improving
.
In this case, two horizons are proposed: one year from now and until the end of Milei's mandate.
The results are similar, as if optimism (and pessimism) did not depend on management time. Those who believe that things will improve between now and the end of the term are 39% and 43% respectively. And those who consider that the situation will worsen, 38% and 36%.
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Economic expectations and those most affected by the adjustment
Based on a national survey of 2,400 cases
Source:
Casa Tres Consultant
Infographic:
Clarín
Regarding the
impact of the adjustment
, an
uncomfortable fact for the Government
and that had already appeared in other surveys, has to do with those most affected by the cuts.
Although Milei campaigned promising that he would basically target caste, these first three months showed that
the adjustment reached the majority of society
.
In the Casa Tres
survey
, the list is as follows:
The poor: 23.5%.
Workers: 18.7%.
The middle class: 17.1%.
Retirees/Older adults: 14.2%.
The unemployed: 5%.
Entrepreneurs: 0.9%.
Children: 0.9%.
Those who invest in the country: 0.7%.
Young people: 0.4%.
Other: 14.5%.
Ns/nc: 4.1%.
Need for cuts and tariff tolerance
The last two pictures bring, perhaps, good and bad news for the President.
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Need for adjustment and tolerance to rates
Based on a national survey of 2,400 cases
Source:
Casa Tres Consultant
Infographic:
Clarín
The positive is that the majority of those interviewed agree that
an adjustment was/is necessary
to right the situation.
The refusal is related to
rates
: when the Government still proposes strong increases in services, many people say that they
no longer tolerate these increases
.