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?
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17 May 10 |
9 May 11 |
4 Jul 11 |
26 Mar 12 |
18 Jun 12 |
29 Apr 13 |
15 Jul 13 |
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Total 16 Sep 13 |
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
The right direction |
51% |
45% |
37% |
36% |
43% |
36% |
38% |
44% |
40% |
52% |
33% |
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The wrong direction |
25% |
29% |
43% |
41% |
32% |
39% |
42% |
26% |
33% |
20% |
30% |
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Don’t know |
24% |
25% |
20% |
22% |
25% |
25% |
20% |
30% |
27% |
28% |
37% |
44% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction – 26% think it is heading in the wrong direction. Since this question was asked in July, “right direction” has increased 6% and “wrong direction” decreased 16%.
40% (down 26%) of Labor voters, 52% (up 34%) of Liberal/National voters and 33% (down 13%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 50% of men think the economy is heading in the right direction compared to 37% of women.

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