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  • Dec, 2012

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    The past year – the economy and industries

    Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?

     

    Total good

    (Dec 10

    Total bad

    (Dec 10)

    Total good

    (Dec 11)

    Total bad (Dec 11)

    Total good

    (Dec 12)

    Total bad

    (Dec 12)

    Very good

    Good

    Neither good nor
    bad

    Bad

    Very bad

    Don’t know

    The banks

    69%

    13%

    71%

    8%

    68%

    11%

    30%

    38%

    17%

    8%

    3%

    5%

    The mining industry

    57%

    14%

    68%

    11%

    53%

    19%

    17%

    36%

    22%

    15%

    4%

    6%

    Large companies and corporations

    44%

    15%

    40%

    22%

    32%

    31%

    5%

    27%

    32%

    25%

    6%

    6%

    The Australian economy

    41%

    20%

    33%

    31%

    29%

    37%

    4%

    25%

    32%

    28%

    9%

    3%

    You and your family

    na

    na

    na

    na

    29%

    36%

    6%

    23%

    34%

    25%

    11%

    2%

    The media

    30%

    14%

    25%

    27%

    21%

    40%

    5%

    16%

    33%

    29%

    11%

    6%

    Farming and agriculture

    14%

    50%

    23%

    40%

    20%

    40%

    2%

    18%

    33%

    28%

    12%

    7%

    Trade unions

    na

    na

    na

    na

    18%

    30%

    4%

    14%

    37%

    22%

    8%

    15%

    The environment

    14%

    37%

    20%

    33%

    18%

    37%

    3%

    15%

    40%

    26%

    11%

    6%

    The average Australian

    na

    na

    na

    na

    17%

    45%

    2%

    15%

    36%

    34%

    11%

    3%

    Small business

    14%

    45%

    10%

    61%

    10%

    62%

    1%

    9%

    24%

    39%

    23%

    5%

    Australian politics in general

    na

    na

    na

    na

    9%

    61%

    2%

    7%

    26%

    29%

    32%

    4%

    A majority of respondents think it has been a good year for the banks (68%) and the mining industry (53%). They are split over whether it has been a good year for large companies and corporations (32% good/31% bad). However, they are much more likely to think the year has been bad for small business (62%), Australian politics in general (61%), the average Australian (45%), farming and agriculture (40%) and the media (40%).

    Compared to last year’s results, respondents considered 2012 a worse year than 2011 for the mining industry (“good” down 15% to 53%), large companies and corporations (“good” down 8% to 32%) and the media (“bad” up 13% to 40%).

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