Agreement with Economic Figures
Q. Some say that official figures show Australia’s economy is doing very well, especially compared to the rest of the world. The interest rate, the unemployment rate and the inflation rate are all less than 5%. Do you agree or disagree that this shows the state of the economy is good?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Total agree |
52% |
75% |
39% |
70% |
Total disagree |
37% |
17% |
54% |
23% |
Strongly agree |
9% |
20% |
3% |
16% |
Agree |
43% |
55% |
36% |
54% |
Disagree |
27% |
12% |
39% |
17% |
Strongly disagree |
10% |
5% |
15% |
6% |
Don’t know |
10% |
7% |
7% |
8 |
When told that official figures show Australia’s economy is doing well, 52% agreed and 37% disagreed.
Those most likely to disagree were Liberal/National voters (54%), aged 45+ (45%) and people with incomes of $600-$1,000pw (43%).

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