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For Immediate Release December 12, 2002
Contact: Cristi Allen
callen@decisionanalyst.com
Phone: 817-640-6166
Three-Fourths Of Americans Believe Prices Rising,
According To A Survey By Decision Analyst, Inc.
ARLINGTON, Texas - As the Christmas shopping season draws near, more than
three-quarters of Americans believe goods and services are rising in cost,
according to a fall Internet study by Decision Analyst, a leading international
marketing research firm.
A considerably higher percentage of Americans than last year believe prices are
rising. In Decision Analyst's economic tracking study during November 2001, 14%
of respondents said prices were increasing rapidly, while 41% said they were
rising slowly. In November of this year, 19% of respondents said prices were
rising rapidly and 56% believed they were rising slowly.
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November 2001
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November 2002
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Increasing Rapidly
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14%
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19%
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Increasing Slowly
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41
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56
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Staying About the Same
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35
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22
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Decreasing Slowly
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9
|
3
|
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Decreasing Rapidly
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1
|
0
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When looking at the information by age, the younger a respondent is, the less
likely they are to say that prices are increasing rapidly. While the older a
respondent is, the more likely they are to report that prices for goods and
services are increasing rapidly. The statistics are shown below.
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18 to 24
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25 to 34
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35 to 44
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45 to 54
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55 and over
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Increasing Rapidly
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10%
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13%
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25
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24
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28
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Increasing Slowly
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59
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57
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51
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56
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56
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Staying About the Same
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27
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27
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21
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18
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15
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Decreasing Slowly
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4
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3
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3
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1
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1
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Decreasing Rapidly
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Decision Analyst, Inc., founded 25 years ago, is a leading international
marketing research firm serving Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller firms,
government agencies, and private organizations. Along with its traditional
marketing research methodologies, Decision Analyst operates the American
Consumer OpinionT online panel, one of the world's largest online consumer
opinion panels. It has 3.5 million participants.
For additional information contact:
Cristi Allen
Publicity
Email: callen@decisionanalyst.com
Phone: 1.800.ANALYSIS (262.5974)
Address: 604 Avenue H East
Arlington, TX 76011
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