Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
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Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | May 2010 | May 2011 | Jun 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | May 2015 | Jul 2016 | |||
| The right direction | 33% | 26% | 52% | 26% | 25% | 51% | 45% | 43% | 36% | 39% | 35% | 33% | ||
| The wrong direction | 36% | 45% | 22% | 40% | 48% | 25% | 29% | 32% | 39% | 34% | 40% | 35% | ||
| Don’t know | 31% | 29% | 26% | 34% | 27% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 31% |
33% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction and 36% think it is heading in the wrong direction. This represents little change since July.
26% (up 4%) of Labor voters, 52% (down 7%) of Liberal/National voters and 26% (up 8%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 45% (down 2%) of Labor voters, 22% (up 2%) of Liberal/National voters and 40% (down 4%) of Greens voters think it is heading in the wrong direction.