Q. Overall, how would you describe the current state of the Australian economy?
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28 May 12 |
8 Apr 13 |
15 Jul 13 |
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Total 16 Sep 13 |
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| Total good |
35% |
45% |
36% |
40% |
50% |
32% |
56% |
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| Total poor |
29% |
26% |
30% |
25% |
18% |
35% |
18% |
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| Very good |
6% |
8% |
6% |
6% |
11% |
3% |
11% |
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| Good |
29% |
37% |
30% |
34% |
39% |
29% |
45% |
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| Neither good nor poor |
33% |
28% |
30% |
32% |
29% |
32% |
24% |
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| Poor |
20% |
17% |
22% |
20% |
15% |
28% |
15% |
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| Very poor |
9% |
9% |
8% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
3% |
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| Don’t know |
2% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
40% described the economy as good or very good and 25% poor/very poor – 32% said it was neither. This represents a net improvement from +6 to +15 since July.
This improvement was mainly due to a shift in the opinions of Liberal/National – from 18% good/45% poor (net -27) in July to 32% good/35% poor (net -3). Labor voters have also shifted – from net +45 to net +32.
Those most likely to think the economy was good/very good were people with incomes over $1,600pw (48%).