KIEV, Nov. 18 –The number of Ukrainians who believe now is not the time to buy large household items almost doubled year-over-year, and the number of those who believe that October was not a good period for saving funds has also grown, according to a survey by the International Center of Policy Studies (ICPS) and GfK Ukraine.

The results of the survey indicated that one third of respondents believe that now is a bad time to buy large items like furniture and large household appliances. The number of respondents with negative confidence grew from 16% in April 2008 to 33% in October. The number of respondents that said it is a good time to buy things fell by 10%, from 23% in April to 13% in October.