Europe cost of living personal spending cuts 2022

High inflation driven by rising energy and food costs are causing a severe cost of living crisis in Europe. As of September 2022, the majority of people surveyed in seven European countries advised they had curbed their spending as a consquence, ranging from 69 percent in Italy to 54 percent in Sweden.

Share of people that have made cuts to their usual spending due to increased cost of living costs in selected European countries as of September 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Italy	69%
Spain	65%
France	64%
Denmark	59%
Great Britain	58%
Germany	57%
Sweden	54%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

September 6 to 28, 2022

Number of respondents

8,771*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was originally worded by the source as follows: "Thinking about the cost of living, which of the following comes closest to your view?" and includes the percentage of people who had made cuts to their spending.

*1,704 respondents in Great Britain
1,001 respondents in France
2,002 respondents in Germany
1,035 respondents in Denmark
1,008 respondents in Sweden
1,013 respondents in Italy

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