Q. Do you think Australia’s economy is heading in the right or wrong direction?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
May 2010 |
May 2011 |
Jun 2012 |
Apr 2013 |
Apr 2014 |
Aug 2014 |
May 2015 |
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|
The right direction |
35% |
22% |
62% |
21% |
26% |
51% |
45% |
43% |
36% |
39% |
35% |
35% |
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|
The wrong direction |
41% |
52% |
21% |
61% |
52% |
25% |
29% |
32% |
39% |
34% |
41% |
40% |
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|
Don’t know |
24% |
26% |
16% |
189% |
21% |
24% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
25% |
35% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction and 41% think it is heading in the wrong direction. This represents no significant change since this question was asked in May.
22% (up 3%) of Labor voters, 62% (down 5%) of Liberal/National voters and 21% (up 12%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 52% (down 6%) of Labor voters, 61% (down 4%) of Greens voters and 47% of those earning less than $600pw think the economy is heading in the wrong direction.