New Zealand Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up 7.0 pts to 104.6
| Article No. 873 -
This Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating was conducted from April 6-19, 2009, across New Zealand by telephone with a cross section of 1,060 people aged 14 and over.:
April 23, 2009 |
The mid April NZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is up 7.0 points to 104.6. The NZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is now 4.6 points higher than the 100.0 it was in mid April 2008.
The rise in the New Zealand Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating has been driven by increasing confidence New Zealanders have about continuous good times in New Zealand over the next 5 years and economic conditions over the next 12 months.
Looking at the next five years, 55% (up 7%, and the highest since surveying began in 2004) of New Zealanders expect ‘good times’ compared to 22% (down 2%, and the lowest since January 2008) who expect ‘bad times’ for the country.
New Zealanders are less worried about 2009 with 27% (up 4%) of New Zealanders expecting ‘good times’ over the next 12 months economically compared to 53% (down 6%) of New Zealanders expecting ‘bad times.’
In terms of personal finances over the year ahead, 51% (unchanged) of New Zealanders expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially in a year’s time compared to 18% (down 7%) that expect to be ‘worse off’ financially in a year’s time.
Looking back over the past year, 40% (down 4%) of New Zealanders say that their family is financially ‘worse off’ than a year ago compared to just 25% (unchanged) who say that they’re family is ‘better off’ financially than a year ago.
Now, 44% (down 3%), say now is a ‘bad time to buy’ major household items while 41% (up 1%), say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items.
Gary Morgan says:
“The New Zealand Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is up strongly in April, rising 7.0 points to 104.6. It is the first time since October 2007 — more than 18 months ago, that New Zealanders are more confident than they were a year ago.
“The biggest reason for the rise in the New Zealand Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is the record number of New Zealanders (55%, up 7%) that expect ‘good times’ for the country over the next five years.
“Although a majority (53%, down 6%) of New Zealanders expect tough times for the country over the next 12 months, the increasing confidence New Zealanders have for the longer-term shows consumers can see the economic turnaround on the horizon.”
This Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating was conducted from April 6-19, 2009, across New Zealand by telephone with a cross section of 1,060 people aged 14 and over.
For further information:
Gary Morgan: Office +61 3 9224 5213 Mobile +61 411 129 094
Michele Levine: Office +61 3 9224 5215 Mobile +61 411 129 093
Margin of Error
The margin of error to be allowed for in any estimate depends mainly on the number of interviews on which it is based. The following table gives indications of the likely range within which estimates would be 95% likely to fall, expressed as the number of percentage points above or below the actual estimate. The figures are approximate and for general guidance only, and assume a simple random sample. Allowance for design effects (such as stratification and weighting) should be made as appropriate.
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Percentage Estimate |
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Sample Size |
40%-60% |
25% or 75% |
10% or 90% |
5% or 95% |
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1,000 |
±3.2 |
±2.7 |
±1.9 |
±1.4 |
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Monthly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating Figures |
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Yearly
Average |
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Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct* |
Nov |
Dec |
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2004 |
135.7 |
131.7 |
130.2 |
133.5 |
129.8 |
130 |
134.4 |
132.9 |
133.9 |
135.4 |
135 |
136.1 |
133.2 |
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Beg Oct |
Mid Oct |
Beg Nov |
Mid Nov |
Beg Dec |
Mid Dec |
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2005 |
140.9 |
139.1 |
136 |
125.2 |
125.5 |
128 |
127.7 |
125.6 |
126.2 |
121.4 |
121.3 |
121.4 |
119.8 |
121.1 |
117.5 |
126.4 |
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Beg Jan |
Mid Jan |
Beg Feb |
Mid Feb |
Beg Mar |
Mid Mar |
Beg Apr |
Mid Apr |
Beg May |
Mid May |
Beg Jun |
Mid Jun |
Beg
Jul |
Mid
Jul |
Beg Aug |
Mid Aug |
Beg Sep |
Mid
Sep |
Beg Oct |
Mid Oct |
Beg Nov |
Mid Nov |
Beg Dec |
Mid Dec |
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2006 |
118.3 |
123 |
111 |
115 |
115.1 |
116.5 |
115.7 |
116.7 |
104.8 |
112.5 |
110.8 |
114 |
115.4 |
118.8 |
112.1 |
113.3 |
115.5 |
123.8 |
123.4 |
124.8 |
124.0 |
123.3 |
128.2 |
127.8 |
117.7 |
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2007 |
^ |
136.8 |
133.8 |
133.7 |
128.8 |
129.7 |
130.5 |
126.6 |
121.6 |
122.5 |
123.2 |
118.7 |
121.4 |
120.7 |
120.5 |
124.3 |
122.7 |
119.8 |
116.0 |
128.0 |
122.7 |
121.0 |
126.9 |
126.3 |
125.1 |
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2008 |
^ |
121.2 |
117.8 |
114.2 |
116.8 |
106.6 |
99.7 |
100.0 |
92.7 |
85.6 |
85.4 |
87.5 |
82 |
85.7 |
87.8 |
94.9 |
107.3 |
109.9 |
102.3 |
97.0 |
98.3 |
99.7 |
105.6 |
100.1 |
99.9 |
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2009 |
^ |
103.7 |
100.4 |
97.1 |
95.9 |
93.4 |
97.6 |
104.6 |
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99.0 |
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Monthly Average |
125.7 |
119.4 |
116.9 |
115.0 |
111.9 |
112.2 |
113.3 |
113.9 |
121.3 |
118.8 |
118.4 |
121.1 |
116.9 |
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating was measured twice a month from October 2005
^ There was only one January 2007 and 2008 Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating
Results for the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating* for the component questions (2009) are as follows:
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2009 |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
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| June |
July |
August |
Sep |
| Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
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Interviews |
^ |
2,156 |
1,134 |
1,087 |
1,072 |
1,071 |
1,051 |
1,060 |
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Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
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Over the past year |
Better off |
^ |
31 |
30 |
26 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
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Worse off |
^ |
38 |
37 |
45 |
41 |
42 |
44 |
40 |
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Question 1 difference |
^ |
-7 |
-7 |
-19 |
-14 |
-16 |
-19 |
-15 |
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Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
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Better off |
^ |
50 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
48 |
51 |
51 |
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Worse off |
^ |
22 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
25 |
18 |
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Question 2 difference |
^ |
28 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
22 |
26 |
33 |
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Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in New Zealand as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we’ll have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
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Good Times |
^ |
24 |
22 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
23 |
27 |
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Bad Times |
^ |
56 |
60 |
64 |
63 |
64 |
59 |
53 |
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Question 3 difference |
^ |
-32 |
-38 |
-44 |
-43 |
-43 |
-36 |
-26 |
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Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in New Zealand as a whole, we’ll have continuous good times during the next five years or so — or we’ll have bad times — or some good and some bad? |
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Good times |
^ |
46 |
43 |
46 |
45 |
43 |
48 |
55 |
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Bad times |
^ |
25 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
24 |
22 |
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Question 4 difference |
^ |
21 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
24 |
33 |
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Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time — or a bad time — for people to buy major household items? |
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Good time to buy |
^ |
48 |
45 |
46 |
41 |
38 |
40 |
41 |
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Bad time to buy |
^ |
39 |
40 |
41 |
46 |
45 |
47 |
44 |
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Question 5 difference |
^ |
9 |
5 |
5 |
-5 |
-7 |
-7 |
-3 |
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Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence Rating |
^ |
103.7 |
100.4 |
97.1 |
95.9 |
93.4 |
97.6 |
104.6 |
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* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions.
^ There was only one January 2009 Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating.
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2009 |
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Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
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Interviews |
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Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
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Over the past year |
Better off |
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Worse off |
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Question 1 difference |
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Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
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Better off |
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Worse off |
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Question 2 difference |
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Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in New Zealand as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we’ll have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
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Good Times |
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Bad Times |
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Question 3 difference |
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Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in New Zealand as a whole, we’ll have continuous good times during the next five years or so — or we’ll have bad times — or some good and some bad? |
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Good times |
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Bad times |
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Question 4 difference |
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Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time — or a bad time — for people to buy major household items? |
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Good time to buy |
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Bad time to buy |
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Question 5 difference |
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Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence Rating |
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*The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions.
Results for the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating* for the component questions (2008) are as follows:
| |
2008 |
| |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
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| June |
July |
August |
Sep |
| Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
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Interviews |
^ |
1,930 |
1,033 |
1,016 |
983 |
1,002 |
992 |
1,047 |
1,101 |
1,081 |
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| 987 |
900 |
1,119 |
1,074 |
1,036 |
1,034 |
1,031 |
1,020 |
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Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
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Over the past year |
Better off |
^ |
44 |
46 |
38 |
40 |
36 |
32 |
35 |
28 |
28 |
22 |
25 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
28 |
27 |
31 |
| |
Worse off |
^ |
29 |
28 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
41 |
42 |
49 |
51 |
54 |
50 |
58 |
56 |
56 |
51 |
47 |
46 |
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Question 1 difference |
^ |
15 |
18 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
-9 |
-7 |
-21 |
-23 |
-32 |
-25 |
-36 |
-33 |
-32 |
-23 |
-20 |
-15 |
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Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
| |
Better off |
^ |
57 |
58 |
56 |
57 |
47 |
42 |
46 |
44 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
44 |
50 |
53 |
54 |
| |
Worse off |
^ |
19 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
22 |
26 |
25 |
28 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
33 |
33 |
28 |
25 |
19 |
20 |
|
Question 2 difference |
^ |
38 |
41 |
40 |
40 |
25 |
16 |
21 |
16 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
16 |
25 |
34 |
34 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in New Zealand as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we’ll have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good Times |
^ |
37 |
36 |
32 |
37 |
30 |
24 |
28 |
24 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
19 |
25 |
35 |
33 |
| |
Bad Times |
^ |
32 |
38 |
40 |
36 |
47 |
52 |
52 |
58 |
61 |
60 |
62 |
64 |
64 |
60 |
55 |
43 |
40 |
|
Question 3 difference |
^ |
5 |
-2 |
-8 |
1 |
-17 |
-28 |
-24 |
-34 |
-43 |
-41 |
-46 |
-48 |
-45 |
-41 |
-30 |
-8 |
-7 |
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Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in New Zealand as a whole, we’ll have continuous good times during the next five years or so — or we’ll have bad times — or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good times |
^ |
40 |
43 |
40 |
43 |
41 |
39 |
40 |
39 |
35 |
38 |
38 |
37 |
38 |
36 |
42 |
49 |
51 |
| |
Bad times |
^ |
22 |
25 |
26 |
24 |
30 |
29 |
29 |
30 |
33 |
31 |
32 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
31 |
23 |
27 |
|
Question 4 difference |
^ |
18 |
18 |
14 |
19 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
11 |
26 |
24 |
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Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time — or a bad time — for people to buy major household items? |
| |
Good time to buy |
^ |
57 |
46 |
51 |
49 |
46 |
45 |
39 |
38 |
34 |
34 |
37 |
35 |
41 |
42 |
39 |
45 |
46 |
| |
Bad time to buy |
^ |
28 |
32 |
31 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
40 |
44 |
48 |
48 |
45 |
49 |
43 |
46 |
47 |
40 |
39 |
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Question 5 difference |
^ |
29 |
14 |
20 |
17 |
12 |
9 |
-1 |
-6 |
-14 |
-14 |
-8 |
-14 |
-2 |
-4 |
-8 |
5 |
7 |
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Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence Rating |
^ |
121.2 |
117.8 |
114.2 |
116.8 |
106.6 |
99.7 |
100.0 |
92.7 |
85.6 |
85.4 |
87.5 |
82 |
85.7 |
87.8 |
94.9 |
107.3 |
109.9 |
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions.
^ There was only one January 2008 Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating.
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2008 |
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Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
|
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
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Interviews |
1,106 |
946 |
1,094 |
1,047 |
1,058 |
1,145 |
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Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
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Over the past year |
Better off |
30 |
31 |
30 |
32 |
39 |
28 |
| |
Worse off |
47 |
44 |
44 |
43 |
33 |
42 |
|
Question 1 difference |
-17 |
-13 |
-14 |
-11 |
6 |
-14 |
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Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
| |
Better off |
55 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
| |
Worse off |
18 |
22 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
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Question 2 difference |
37 |
30 |
33 |
32 |
28 |
27 |
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Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in New Zealand as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we’ll have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good Times |
30 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
| |
Bad Times |
51 |
61 |
55 |
54 |
56 |
56 |
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Question 3 difference |
-21 |
-38 |
-31 |
-28 |
-30 |
-32 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in New Zealand as a whole, we’ll have continuous good times during the next five years or so — or we’ll have bad times — or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good times |
49 |
47 |
48 |
46 |
51 |
48 |
| |
Bad times |
27 |
29 |
27 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
|
Question 4 difference |
22 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
25 |
21 |
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Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time — or a bad time — for people to buy major household items? |
| |
Good time to buy |
39 |
37 |
35 |
37 |
45 |
42 |
| |
Bad time to buy |
49 |
49 |
52 |
51 |
45 |
44 |
|
Question 5 difference |
-10 |
-12 |
-17 |
14 |
0 |
-2 |
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Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence Rating |
102.3 |
97.0 |
98.3 |
99.7 |
105.6 |
100.1 |
*The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions.
Results for the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating* for the component questions over the more recent surveys for 2007 are as follows:
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2007 |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
| Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
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Interviews |
^ |
1,956 |
967 |
990 |
1,080 |
1,092 |
938 |
1,084 |
1,072 |
1,195 |
1,040 |
1,001 |
1,054 |
1,077 |
1,003 |
1,036 |
980 |
1,023 |
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Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
Better off |
^ |
41 |
40 |
44 |
40 |
43 |
41 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
37 |
39 |
37 |
40 |
42 |
41 |
40 |
| |
Worse off |
^ |
21 |
23 |
22 |
26 |
23 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
25 |
30 |
23 |
29 |
23 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
|
Question 1 difference |
^ |
20 |
17 |
22 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
7 |
16 |
8 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
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Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
| |
Better off |
^ |
58 |
56 |
56 |
55 |
59 |
57 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
48 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
51 |
| |
Worse off |
^ |
12 |
16 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
|
Question 2 difference |
^ |
46 |
40 |
43 |
40 |
46 |
42 |
37 |
34 |
36 |
33 |
31 |
30 |
34 |
34 |
37 |
39 |
33 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in New Zealand as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we’ll have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good Times |
^ |
52 |
51 |
50 |
48 |
45 |
47 |
45 |
38 |
40 |
43 |
40 |
41 |
37 |
33 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
| |
Bad Times |
^ |
18 |
20 |
23 |
28 |
26 |
26 |
28 |
35 |
30 |
30 |
37 |
30 |
34 |
37 |
37 |
32 |
30 |
|
Question 3 difference |
^ |
34 |
31 |
27 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
-4 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say it is more likely, that in New Zealand as a whole, we’ll have continuous good times during the next five years or so — or we’ll have bad times — or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good times |
^ |
52 |
53 |
51 |
49 |
50 |
54 |
47 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
40 |
47 |
44 |
47 |
| |
Bad times |
^ |
17 |
17 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
24 |
28 |
28 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
|
Question 4 difference |
^ |
35 |
36 |
28 |
26 |
28 |
34 |
23 |
16 |
17 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time — or a bad time — for people to buy major household items? |
| |
Good time to buy |
^ |
66 |
64 |
64 |
63 |
57 |
61 |
58 |
61 |
59 |
57 |
58 |
55 |
60 |
61 |
64 |
56 |
50 |
| |
Bad time to buy |
^ |
17 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
23 |
23 |
26 |
26 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
28 |
32 |
|
Question 5 difference |
^ |
49 |
45 |
48 |
44 |
35 |
40 |
38 |
40 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
29 |
38 |
39 |
42 |
28 |
18 |
|
Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence Rating |
^ |
136.8 |
133.8 |
133.7 |
128.8 |
129.7 |
130.5 |
126.6 |
121.6 |
122.5 |
123.2 |
118.7 |
121.4 |
120.7 |
120.5 |
124.3 |
122.7 |
119.8 |
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions.
^ There was only one January 2007 Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating.
| |
2007 |
|
|
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
Beg |
Mid |
|
Interviews |
1,010 |
985 |
952 |
974 |
958 |
1,028 |
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
Better off |
37 |
43 |
38 |
37 |
48 |
49 |
| |
Worse off |
29 |
24 |
27 |
29 |
28 |
25 |
|
Question 1 difference |
8 |
19 |
11 |
8 |
20 |
24 |
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
| |
Better off |
48 |
54 |
49 |
52 |
58 |
59 |
| |
Worse off |
21 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
|
Question 2 difference |
27 |
38 |
33 |
37 |
42 |
43 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in New Zealand as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we’ll have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good Times |
37 |
45 |
40 |
40 |
43 |
43 |
| |
Bad Times |
36 |
26 |
29 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
|
Question 3 difference |
1 |
19 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
14 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in New Zealand as a whole, we’ll have continuous good times during the next five years or so — or we’ll have bad times — or some good and some bad? |
| |
Good times |
46 |
48 |
44 |
44 |
50 |
45 |
| |
Bad times |
24 |
19 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
|
Question 4 difference |
22 |
29 |
25 |
23 |
28 |
24 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time — or a bad time — for people to buy major household items? |
| |
Good time to buy |
52 |
57 |
56 |
51 |
55 |
54 |
| |
Bad time to buy |
30 |
22 |
23 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
|
Question 5 difference |
22 |
35 |
33 |
24 |
28 |
26 |
|
Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence Rating |
116.0 |
128.0 |
122.7 |
121.0 |
126.9 |
126.3 |
*The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions.
The Morgan Poll is conducted by the ONLY Australian and New Zealand member of the Gallup International Association.
No other public opinion poll taken in Australia or New Zealand has this qualification.
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