Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
|
|
May 2010 |
May 2011 |
Jun 2012 |
Apr 2013 |
Sep 2013 |
Jan 2014 |
Apr 2014 |
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| The right dir-ection |
51% |
45% |
43% |
36% |
44% |
38% |
39% |
35% |
24% |
56% |
26% |
23% |
||
| The wrong dir-ection |
25% |
29% |
32% |
39% |
26% |
33% |
34% |
41% |
54% |
22% |
54% |
54% |
||
| Don’t know |
24% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
30% |
29% |
26% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
19% |
23% |
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 a net change from +5 to -6 since April – and the most pessimistic response recorded over the last four years.
24% (down 1%) of Labor voters, 56% (down 11%) of Liberal/National voters and 26% (up 4%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 54% of Labor and Greens voters and 50% of those earning less than $600pw think the economy is heading in the wrong direction.
Australian economy, State of the Economy
Q. Overall, how would you describe the current state of the Australian economy?
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|
28 May 12 |
8 Apr 13 |
16 Sep 13 |
21 Jan 14 |
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Total good |
35% |
45% |
40% |
34% |
38% |
38% |
47% |
36% |
21% |
||
| Total poor |
29% |
26% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
24% |
18% |
24% |
46% |
||
| Very good |
6% |
8% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
– |
||
| Good |
29% |
37% |
34% |
30% |
35% |
35% |
42% |
31% |
21% |
||
| Neither good nor poor |
33% |
28% |
32% |
36% |
34% |
34% |
33% |
37% |
33% |
||
| Poor |
20% |
17% |
20% |
21% |
19% |
18% |
16% |
20% |
31% |
||
| Very poor |
9% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
4% |
15% |
||
| Don’t know |
2% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
4% |
– |
38% described the economy as good or very good and 24% poor/very poor – 34% said it was neither. This represents a net improvement from +8 to +14 since January. The main shift since January was an increase of 7% for “good” and a decrease of 6% for “poor” among Liberal/National voters.
Those most likely to think the economy was good/very good were people with incomes over $1,600pw (42%). Liberal/National voters (47%) were more likely that Labor voters (38%) to think the economy was good.
Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
|
|
17 May 10 |
9 May 11 |
18 Jun 12 |
29 Apr 13 |
16 Sep 13 |
21 Jan 14 |
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| The right direction |
51% |
45% |
43% |
36% |
44% |
38% |
39% |
25% |
67% |
22% |
21% |
||
| The wrong direction |
25% |
29% |
32% |
39% |
26% |
33% |
34% |
43% |
15% |
50% |
61% |
||
| Don’t know |
24% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
30% |
29% |
26% |
32% |
19% |
29% |
18% |
39% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction – 34% think it is heading in the wrong direction. These figures are almost unchanged since this question was asked in January.
25% (up 2%) of Labor voters, 67% (up 4%) of Liberal/National voters and 22% (up 1%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 45% of men think the economy is heading in the right direction compared to 33% of women.
Q. Overall, how would you describe the current state of the Australian economy?
|
|
28 May 12 |
8 Apr 13 |
16 Sep 13 |
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Total good |
35% |
45% |
40% |
34% |
35% |
40% |
35% |
26% |
||
| Total poor |
29% |
26% |
25% |
26% |
25% |
24% |
26% |
41% |
||
| Very good |
6% |
8% |
6% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
||
| Good |
29% |
37% |
34% |
30% |
30% |
36% |
30% |
23% |
||
| Neither good nor poor |
33% |
28% |
32% |
36% |
38% |
35% |
37% |
31% |
||
| Poor |
20% |
17% |
20% |
21% |
19% |
21% |
22% |
31% |
||
| Very poor |
9% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
3% |
4% |
10% |
||
| Don’t know |
2% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
34% described the economy as good or very good and 26% poor/very poor – 36% said it was neither. This represents a net decline from +15 to +8 since September.
Those most likely to think the economy was good/very good were people with incomes over $1,600pw (41%). Liberal/National voters (40%) were only slightly more likely that Labor voters (35%) to think the economy was good.
Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
|
|
17 May 10 |
9 May 11 |
18 Jun 12 |
29 Apr 13 |
16 Sep 13 |
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| The right direction |
51% |
45% |
43% |
36% |
44% |
38% |
23% |
63% |
21% |
33% |
||
| The wrong direction |
25% |
29% |
32% |
39% |
26% |
33% |
49% |
14% |
54% |
38% |
||
| Don’t know |
24% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
30% |
29% |
28% |
24% |
25% |
29% |
38% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction – 33% think it is heading in the wrong direction. Since this question was asked in September, “right direction” has decreased 6% and “wrong direction” increased 7%.
23% (down 17%) of Labor voters, 63% (up 11%) of Liberal/National voters and 21% (down 12%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 42% of men think the economy is heading in the right direction compared to 35% of women.
16 September 2013, 160913, Australian economy
Q. Over the next 12 months do you think economic conditions in Australia will get better, get worse or stay much the same?
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|
1 Dec 08 |
5 Oct 09 |
18 Oct 10 |
3 Oct 11 |
27 Aug 12 |
29 Jan 13 |
|
Total 16 Sep 13 |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| Total better |
21% |
66% |
40% |
16% |
22% |
29% |
38% |
16% |
68% |
13% |
||
| Total worse |
61% |
15% |
30% |
58% |
45% |
37% |
33% |
59% |
8% |
58% |
||
| Get a lot better |
2% |
8% |
6% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
7% |
4% |
14% |
– |
||
| Get a little better |
19% |
58% |
34% |
14% |
19% |
25% |
31% |
12% |
54% |
13% |
||
| Get a little worse |
45% |
11% |
20% |
41% |
30% |
28% |
23% |
40% |
7% |
40% |
||
| Get a lot worse |
16% |
4% |
10% |
17% |
15% |
9% |
10% |
19% |
1% |
18% |
||
| Stay much the same |
13% |
15% |
24% |
22% |
27% |
27% |
19% |
17% |
19% |
20% |
||
| Don’t know |
5% |
4% |
6% |
4% |
6% |
6% |
10% |
9% |
5% |
10% |
Confidence in the economic outlook has improved since January. The percentage of respondents believing conditions will get better increased 9 points to 38%, while those believing that economic conditions will get worse over the next 12 months dropped 4 points to 33%. This is the most positive outlook recorded since October 2010.
Shifts in opinion are strongly associated with voting intention – Labor voters have shifted from 50% better/22% worse (net +28) to 16% better/59% worse (net -43). Liberal/National voters have shifted from 21% better/51% worse (net -30) to 68% better/8% worse (net +60).
15 July 2013, 150713, Australian economy, State of the Economy
Q. Overall, how would you describe the current state of the Australian economy?
|
|
28 May 12 |
8 Apr 13 |
|
Total 15 Jul 13
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| Total good |
35% |
45% |
36% |
59% |
18% |
54% |
||
| Total poor |
29% |
26% |
30% |
14% |
45% |
12% |
||
| Very good |
6% |
8% |
6% |
10% |
1% |
10% |
||
| Good |
29% |
37% |
30% |
49% |
17% |
44% |
||
| Neither good nor poor |
33% |
28% |
30% |
25% |
34% |
33% |
||
| Poor |
20% |
17% |
22% |
12% |
32% |
11% |
||
| Very poor |
9% |
9% |
8% |
2% |
13% |
1% |
||
| Don’t know |
2% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
36% described the economy as good or very good and 30% poor/very poor – 30% said it was neither. This represents a net decline from +19 to +6 since April.
Those most likely to think the economy was good/very good were people with incomes over $1,600pw (41%).
Those most likely to think the economy was poor/very poor were aged 55+ (35%) and people with incomes under $600pw (36%).
15 July 2013, 150713, Australian economy
Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
|
17 May 10 |
9 |
4 |
26 Mar 12 |
18 |
29 |
|
Total
|
|
Vote ALP |
Vote |
Vote Greens |
|
| The right direction |
51% |
45% |
37% |
36% |
43% |
36% |
38% |
66% |
18% |
46% |
||
| The wrong direction |
25% |
29% |
43% |
41% |
32% |
39% |
42% |
15% |
66% |
30% |
||
| Don’t know |
24% |
25% |
20% |
22% |
25% |
25% |
20% |
18% |
16% |
24% |
38% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction – 42% think it is heading in the wrong direction. Since this question was asked in April, “right direction” has increased 2% and “wrong direction” increased 3%.
66% (down 2%) of Labor voters, 18% (down 3%) of Liberal/National voters and 46% (up 1%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 43% of men think the economy is heading in the right direction compared to 34% of women.