Indicator notes

Financial anxiety in Belarus on December 8, 2019: 71.3 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on December 1, 2019, was 50.3 (“Usual interest”): the index rose sharply by 21.0 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. The index spent a single week in the “Usual interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about the dollar rate” at 74.6 versus 0.8 and “Searches about deposits” at 46.7 versus 99.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Belarus on December 1, 2019: 50.3 out of 100, in the “Usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on November 24, 2019, was 65.8 (“Elevated interest”): the index fell sharply by 15.5 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Usual interest” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: searches on the topic are about at their usual level. The index spent a single week in the “Elevated interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about devaluation” at 50.8 versus 97.5 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 0.8 versus 5.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Belarus on November 24, 2019: 65.8 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on November 17, 2019, was 40.5 (“Below-usual interest”): the index rose sharply by 25.3 points and crossed the 45 and 55 boundaries. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Below-usual interest” zone for 3 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about deposits” at 94.1 versus 31.9 and “Searches about devaluation” at 97.5 versus 87.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Belarus on November 3, 2019: 38.4 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on October 27, 2019, was 50.6 (“Usual interest”): the index fell sharply by 12.2 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Usual interest” zone for 2 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about devaluation” at 45.5 versus 75.5 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 2.7 versus 8.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Belarus on October 20, 2019: 48.5 out of 100, in the “Usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on October 13, 2019, was 44.9 (“Below-usual interest”): the index rose by 3.6 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Usual interest” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: searches on the topic are about at their usual level. Biggest component moves: “Searches about deposits” at 54.6 versus 40.6 and “Searches about devaluation” at 84.3 versus 87.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.