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 |
15 Jun 09 |
5 |
28 Jun |
18 Oct |
4 Apr |
4 |
3 Oct |
26 Mar 12 |
7 May |
27 Aug 12 |
Tot |
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib |
Vote Gre |
|
| Total better |
21% |
43% |
66% |
33% |
40% |
27% |
22% |
16% |
25% |
23% |
22% |
29% |
50% |
21% |
18% |
| Total worse |
61% |
37% |
15% |
31% |
30% |
37% |
49% |
58% |
46% |
46% |
45% |
37% |
22% |
51% |
33% |
| Get a lot better |
2% |
5% |
8% |
5% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
8% |
2% |
5% |
| Get a little better |
19% |
38% |
58% |
28% |
34% |
23% |
19% |
14% |
22% |
21% |
19% |
25% |
42% |
19% |
13% |
| Get a little worse |
45% |
28% |
11% |
23% |
20% |
27% |
31% |
41% |
31% |
31% |
30% |
28% |
18% |
37% |
25% |
| Get a lot worse |
16% |
9% |
4% |
8% |
10% |
10% |
18% |
17% |
15% |
15% |
15% |
9% |
4% |
14% |
8% |
| Stay much the same |
13% |
17% |
15% |
30% |
24% |
27% |
25% |
22% |
21% |
25% |
27% |
27% |
24% |
25% |
42% |
| No opinion |
5% |
3% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
8% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
7% |
Confidence in the economic outlook has improved since August. The percentage of respondents believing conditions will get better increased 7 points to 29%, while those believing that economic conditions will get worse over the next 12 months dropped 8 points to 37%. This is the most positive outlook recorded since October 2010.
Labor voters are optimistic overall – 50% better/22% worse. Coalition voters are the most pessimistic, with 51% believing that thing will get worse over the next 12 months and only 21% better.
There was little difference across demographic groups except for older respondents – of those aged 55+, 27% think conditions will get better and 48% worse.