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Economic expectations

21 Apr 2020

Q. Which of the following is closer to your expectations of what will happen to the economy following the Covid-19 situation?

  20/04 13/04 06/04
The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 11% 12% 11%
The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 47% 49% 51%
Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 30% 27% 29%
Unsure 11% 11% 9%
Base (n) 1,051 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 11% 14% 9% 17% 9% 9%
The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 47% 45% 48% 48% 45% 47%
Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 30% 30% 31% 22% 34% 35%
Unsure 11% 12% 11% 13% 12% 10%
Base (n) 1,051 525 526 341 325 385
  • Economic expectations are similar to last week, with just under half of people (47%) thinking Covid-19 will impact the economy for up to a year, with slow growth following.
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