悲観論主義 creeps over the 資本／首都

By Jane Padgham
Updated: 00:00 BST, 22 October 2002

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LONDONERS have become more 悲観的な than the 普通の／平均（する） Briton because of the 職業s axe hanging over the 資本／首都, new 研究 shows.

The 報告（する）／憶測 from 経済的な 分析家s Experian 商売／仕事 戦略s 明らかにする／漏らすs that rising 恐れるs of 失業 and 開始するing gloom about the ec onomy have dented 信用／信任. The 報告（する）／憶測's 消費者 感情 索引 - a 手段 of the feelgood factor - fell to 21 during the third ４半期/4分の1, below the previous ４半期/4分の1's 26 and the 現在の 国家の 普通の／平均（する） of 26.

A 逮捕する balance of 2% 推定する／予想する 失業 to rise compared with the 逮捕する 4% who 推定する／予想するd it to 落ちる three months ago.

Londoners have also become more 暗い／優うつな about the 見通し for their personal 財政／金融s. Experian 商売／仕事 戦略s director Richard Holt said: 'London's gloom 反映するs 落ちるing 楽観主義 about the economy compared with the last year, the 見通し for the coming year and for 世帯 財政／金融s over the next 12 months. He 追加するd: '開始するing 職業 losses in the City and どこかよそで in London are also 原因（となる）ing 関心. People who are 悲観的な about 失業 now より数が多い those who are not.'

The 調査する showed 消費者 信用／信任 has fallen 権利 across Britain, apart from East Anglia where 楽観主義 has 殺到するd, perhaps 予定 to the 地域's galloping 住宅 market.

The only places where 信用／信任 plumbed a lower level than London were the South-East and the South-West.

Holt said war with Iraq was 重要な to the 資本／首都's 見通し. 'If we can get by without a war, we 推定する／予想する to see 信用／信任 選ぶing up はっきりと,' he said.