Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
| Total
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Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | May 2015 | Jan 2016 | |||
| The right direction | 32% | 22% | 56% | 13% | 13% | 36% | 39% | 35% | 30% | ||
| The wrong direction | 37% | 46% | 20% | 57% | 64% | 39% | 34% | 40% | 38% | ||
| Don’t know | 31% | 32% | 24% | 29% | 23% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 31% |
32% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction and 37% think it is heading in the wrong direction. This represents a slightly more positive view than when this question was asked in January.
22% (down 2%) of Labor voters, 56% (up 2%) of Liberal/National voters and 13% (up 1%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 46% (down 1%) of Labor voters, 20% (down 6%) of Liberal/National voters and 57% (down 2%) of Greens voters think it is heading in the wrong direction.