Moroccan Purchasing Power Declines as Inflation Hits Household Budgets

When asked whether their "purchasing power has improved or deteriorated this year compared to last year", 49% of the Moroccans surveyed said their purchasing power has deteriorated this year, while 25% said it has improved.

By gender, 54% of men believe their purchasing power has deteriorated compared to 43% of women. By age, about 22% of men think it has improved compared to 29% of women. By socio-professional category, 19% of men and 15% of women believe their purchasing power has remained stable.

In detail, young people aged 25-34 (55%) and 35-44 (56%) believe their purchasing power has declined. In terms of socio-professional categories, category A and B civil servants are the most affected by the decline in purchasing power (58%), followed by those in categories D and E (54%) and category C (44%).