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  • Apr, 2020

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    Economic expectations

    Q. Which of the following is closer to your expectations of what will happen to the economy following the Covid-19 situation?

      27/04 20/04 13/04 06/04
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 13% 11% 12% 11%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 49% 47% 49% 51%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 28% 30% 27% 29%
    Unsure 10% 11% 11% 9%
    Base (n) 1,054 1,051 1,068 1,069

     

        Gender Age Group
    Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 13% 14% 11% 20% 11% 8%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 49% 53% 46% 53% 49% 47%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 28% 27% 30% 17% 30% 36%
    Unsure 10% 6% 13% 10% 9% 9%
    Base (n) 1,054 526 528 343 332 379

     

     

     

     

  • Apr, 2020

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    Economic expectations

    Q. Which of the following is closer to your expectations of what will happen to the economy following the Covid-19 situation?

      20/04 13/04 06/04
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 11% 12% 11%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 47% 49% 51%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 30% 27% 29%
    Unsure 11% 11% 9%
    Base (n) 1,051 1,068 1,069

     

        Gender Age Group
    Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 11% 14% 9% 17% 9% 9%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 47% 45% 48% 48% 45% 47%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 30% 30% 31% 22% 34% 35%
    Unsure 11% 12% 11% 13% 12% 10%
    Base (n) 1,051 525 526 341 325 385
    • Economic expectations are similar to last week, with just under half of people (47%) thinking Covid-19 will impact the economy for up to a year, with slow growth following.
  • Apr, 2020

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    Economic expectations

    Q. Which of the following is closer to your expectations of what will happen to the economy following the Covid-19 situation?

      13/04 06/04
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 12% 11%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 49% 51%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 27% 29%
    Unsure 11% 9%
    Base (n) 1,068 1,069

     

        Gender Age Group
    Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 12% 13% 11% 12% 13% 11%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 49% 51% 48% 52% 49% 48%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 27% 26% 29% 23% 28% 30%
    Unsure 11% 10% 13% 12% 10% 11%
    Base (n) 1,068 537 531 343 340 385
    • Little change in the economic expectations from last week, with half of people (49%) think Covid-19 will impact the economy for up to a year, with slow growth following. A further 27% believe the impact will be even more devastating, with long-lasting impact and recession.
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