Q. Do you think the following have become better or worse compared to 12 months ago?
|
Total better |
Total worse |
|
A lot better |
A little better |
No change |
A little worse |
A lot worse |
Don’t know |
|
| Company profits |
31% |
19% |
9% |
22% |
29% |
12% |
7% |
19% |
|
| Wages |
9% |
36% |
* |
9% |
44% |
21% |
15% |
11% |
|
| Your personal financial situation |
16% |
44% |
2% |
14% |
35% |
28% |
16% |
5% |
|
| The economy overall |
18% |
50% |
|
1% |
17% |
27% |
33% |
17% |
6% |
| National debt |
15% |
51% |
1% |
14% |
26% |
29% |
22% |
9% |
|
| Unemployment |
11% |
60% |
|
* |
11% |
23% |
36% |
24% |
6% |
| Job security |
6% |
61% |
1% |
5% |
26% |
32% |
29% |
7% |
|
| Electricity costs |
7% |
67% |
* |
7% |
19% |
33% |
34% |
6% |
|
| Cost of living |
6% |
72% |
* |
6% |
17% |
40% |
32% |
5% |
A substantial majority believe that, in the last 12 months, cost of living (72%), electricity costs (67%), job security (61%) and unemployment (60%) have all got worse.
The only economic measure that has got better is company profits (31% better/19% worse).