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  • Aug, 2014

    Australian economy heading in right or wrong direction

    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.

  • Apr, 2014

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    State of the economy

    Q. Overall, how would you describe the current state of the Australian economy?

     

     

    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.

  • Apr, 2014

    Australian economy heading in right or wrong direction

    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.

  • Jan, 2014

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    State of the economy

    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.

     

  • Jan, 2014

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    Australian economy heading in right or wrong direction

    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.

  • Sep, 2013

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    Economic outlook

    Q. Over the next 12 months do you think economic conditions in Australia will get better, get worse or stay much the same?  

     

     

    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).

  • Jul, 2013

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    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%).

  • Jul, 2013

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    Australian economy heading in right or wrong direction

    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

    4
    Jul
    11

    26 Mar 12

    18
    Jun
    12

    29
    Apr
    13

     

    Total
    15
    Jul 13

     

     

    Vote ALP

    Vote
    Lib

    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.

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