The economy

Q. Do you think the recent cut in official interest rates indicates that Australia’s economy is getting better or getting worse?

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other
Economy is getting better	13%		11%	19%	13%	11%
Economy is getting worse	47%		53%	44%	45%	61%
Neither	24%		23%	24%	20%	21%
Don’t know	16%		13%	13%	22%	7%

47% think that the recent cut in official interest rates indicates Australia’s economy is getting worse and 13% think it indicates the economy is getting better. 24% think it indicates neither.

There were few significant differences across demographic groups. 54% of those aged 45-64 and 61% of other party and independent voters thought it indicated the economy was getting worse.