2015 outlook, economic outlook
Q. Thinking about the next 12 months, do you think 2015 will be a good or bad year for each of the following?
|
Total good |
Total poor |
Net score |
|
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor poor |
Poor |
Very poor |
Don’t know |
|
Net score Dec 2013 |
|
| The Australian economy |
23% |
33% |
-10 |
2% |
21% |
29% |
23% |
10% |
16% |
-10 |
||
| Australian politics in general |
15% |
44% |
-29 |
1% |
14% |
25% |
27% |
17% |
15% |
-24 |
||
| Large companies and corporations |
30% |
17% |
+13 |
5% |
25% |
33% |
13% |
4% |
19% |
– |
||
| Small business |
15% |
32% |
-17 |
1% |
14% |
34% |
24% |
8% |
18% |
-24 |
||
| Trade unions |
11% |
27% |
-16 |
1% |
10% |
37% |
19% |
8% |
25% |
-26 |
||
| The average Australian |
18% |
35% |
-17 |
1% |
17% |
33% |
25% |
10% |
14% |
-9 |
||
| Your personal financial situation |
26% |
26% |
– |
3% |
23% |
36% |
17% |
9% |
12% |
+6 |
||
| Your workplace |
20% |
20% |
– |
3% |
17% |
35% |
13% |
7% |
26% |
+15 |
||
| You and your family overall |
30% |
20% |
+10 |
4% |
26% |
37% |
13% |
7% |
12% |
+25 |
Overall, there was a positive outlook for large companies and corporations (net +13) and you and your family overall (+10). Expectations were negative for politics in general (-29), small businesses (-17), the average Australian (-17) and trade unions (-16).
Compared to last year, respondents were more optimistic about large businesses and corporations (up 13), small businesses (up 7) and trade unions (up 10) but feeling less optimistic about their workplace (down 15), you and your family overall (down 15%) and the average Australian (down 8).