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Economic expectations
Q. Which of the following is closer to your expectations of what will happen to the economy following the Covid-19 situation?
13/04 | 06/04 | |
The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 | 12% | 11% |
The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter | 49% | 51% |
Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession | 27% | 29% |
Unsure | 11% | 9% |
Base (n) | 1,068 | 1,069 |
Gender | Age Group | ||||||
Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | ||
The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 | 12% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 11% | |
The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter | 49% | 51% | 48% | 52% | 49% | 48% | |
Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession | 27% | 26% | 29% | 23% | 28% | 30% | |
Unsure | 11% | 10% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 11% | |
Base (n) | 1,068 | 537 | 531 | 343 | 340 | 385 | |
- Little change in the economic expectations from last week, with half of people (49%) think Covid-19 will impact the economy for up to a year, with slow growth following. A further 27% believe the impact will be even more devastating, with long-lasting impact and recession.

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