“Prices are heading in the wrong direction” nearly 70% say in Cabinet Office poll. Cabinet Office conducts public opinion polls every year to ascertain people's basic attitudes toward society and the country.

This year, from November to December last year, we conducted a mail survey of 3,000 people aged 18 and over nationwide, and received responses from 1,714 people, or 57%. According to the survey, when asked whether they were satisfied with the current society, a total of 50% of people answered "satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied"