Home » Research Reports » Middle East Consumer Confidenc...
Middle East Consumer Confidence Index (December 2008)
Add Your Rating
December 29, 2008
The goal of the Middle East Consumer Confidence Index analysis is to understand the perceptions and attitudes of Middle Eastern consumers regarding the economy of their countries, their personal financial and job situation, their likelihood to purchase and invest and the employment market in general. JobSeekers were spread across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morrocco and other Middle Eastern and North African countries.
Based on surveys of Jobseeekers and professionals in all industries and across all career levels, salaries and jobs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morrocco, Tunisia and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, our various consumer indices will be extrapolated from these findings on a regular quarterly basis for which the findings of this Middle East Consumer Confidence analysis serve as the seventh period (November 2008) after the base period in April 2007.
These are the indices:
- Consumer Confidence Index (CCI): a measure of consumer expectations and satisfaction of various elements of the economy including, i.e.: inflation, job opportunities, etc…
- Consumer Expectation Index (CEI):): a measure of consumer expectations and level of optimism towards the future.
- Propensity to Consume/Spend Index (PCI): a measure of consumer willingness to spend/ consume over a certain period of time.
- Employee Confidence Index (ECI): a measure of people’s attitudes towards availability of jobs and salary satisfaction across the Middle East.
Respondents' Profile: Professionals holding jobs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa at all career levels and across all industries were included in this Middle East HR Research Survey including professionals holding jobs in banking, financial services, IT, engineering, architecture, human resources, media, advertising, marketing, sales, government, consulting, publishing and other key employment sectors in the Middle East.
Download File
To access this report, please click on the download button below.
| Media Type | File Type | File Size | |
| English Document | Adobe Acrobat | 2400 KB | |
| Arabic Document | Adobe Acrobat | 3197 KB |
This article and all other intellectual property on Bayt.com is the property of Bayt.com. Reproduction of this article in any form is only permissible with written permission from Bayt.com.
Related Research Reports on Bayt.com
- The Rising Ranks of Women in the Middle East Workplace
- Published in Research Report How are women in the Middle East region faring within the workforce? What are their perceptions and expectations vis-a-vis their workplace and their jobs in the Middle East? What are their long-term aspirations and career goals? Bayt.com and YouGovSiraj tackle the heatedly debated issue of women in the workplace from a Middle East and North Africa workplace perspective.
- Middle East Consumer Confidence Index Survey (July 2007)
- Published in Research Report The goal of the Middle East Consumer Confidence Index analysis is to understand the perceptions and attitudes of Middle Eastern consumers regarding the economy of their countries, their personal financial and job situation, their likelihood to purchase and invest and the Middle East jobs and employment market in general. JobSeekers were spread across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and other Middle Eastern and North African countries.
- Regional Human Resource Overview: Middle East Salary Survey and Cost of Living Analysis 2008
- Published in Research Report The Middle East Salary Survey, conducted annually, is designed to study current salaries, wages and benefits across the GCC and Middle East region (including salaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Kuwait, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morrocco & other countries in Middle East & North Africa) and to gauge employee opinion and employee satisfaction vis-a-vis the salaries they receive, and how these have kept pace with inflation and costs of living in the GCC/ Middle East/ North Africa.


