New Zealand Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence virtually unchanged at 104.0
| Article No. 877 -
This Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating was conducted from April 20 – May 3, 2009, across New Zealand by telephone with a cross section of 1,069 people aged 14 and over.:
May 08, 2009 |
The early May NZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is down 0.6 points to 104.0. The NZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is now 11.3 points higher than the 92.7 it was in early May 2008.
The fall in the New Zealand Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating has been driven by the increasing worries New Zealanders have about financial conditions over the next 12 months.
In terms of personal finances over the year ahead, 24% (up 6%) of New Zealanders expect to be ‘worse off’ financially in a year’s time compared to 49% (down 2%) that expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially in a year’s time.
New Zealanders are more worried about economic conditions in New Zealand as a whole over the next 12 months with 56% (up 3%) of New Zealanders expecting ‘bad times’ compared to 28% (up 1% - and the highest since October 2008) that expect ‘good times.’
Looking at the next five years, 57% (up 2%, and the highest since surveying began in 2004) of New Zealanders expect ‘good times’ compared to 22% (unchanged) who expect ‘bad times’ for the country.
Looking back over the past year, 41% (up 1%) of New Zealanders say that their family is financially ‘worse off’ than a year ago compared to 27% (up 2%) who say that they’re family is ‘better off’ financially than a year ago.
Now, 42% (down 2%) of New Zealanders, say now is a ‘bad time to buy’ major household items while 44% (up 3%), say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items.
Gary Morgan says:
“The New Zealand Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is virtually unchanged in early May, dropping 0.6 points to 104.0. The NZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is now 11.3 points higher than it was a year ago in early May 2008 — the largest year-over-year increase since June 2007, nearly two years ago.
“A record 57% (up 2%) of New Zealanders expect ‘good times’ for the country over the next five years while 28% (up 1% - and the highest since October 2008) of New Zealanders are now expecting ‘good times’ financially for New Zealand over the next 12 months.
“This increasing confidence about the prospects for the New Zealand economy in the future is helped by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision on April 30 to reduce New Zealand interest rates to a record low of 2.5%.”
This Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating was conducted from April 20 — May 3, 2009, across New Zealand by telephone with a cross section of 1,069 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 |
104.0 |
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99.6 |
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Monthly Average |
125.7 |
119.4 |
116.9 |
115.0 |
111.0 |
112.2 |
113.3 |
113.9 |
121.3 |
118.8 |
118.4 |
121.1 |
117.0 |
* 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 |
1,069 |
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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 |
27 |
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Worse off |
^ |
38 |
37 |
45 |
41 |
42 |
44 |
40 |
41 |
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Question 1 difference |
^ |
-7 |
-7 |
-19 |
-14 |
-16 |
-19 |
-15 |
-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? |
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Better off |
^ |
50 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
48 |
51 |
51 |
49 |
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Worse off |
^ |
22 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
25 |
18 |
24 |
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Question 2 difference |
^ |
28 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
22 |
26 |
33 |
25 |
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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 |
28 |
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Bad Times |
^ |
56 |
60 |
64 |
63 |
64 |
59 |
53 |
56 |
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Question 3 difference |
^ |
-32 |
-38 |
-44 |
-43 |
-43 |
-36 |
-26 |
-28 |
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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 |
57 |
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Bad times |
^ |
25 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
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Question 4 difference |
^ |
21 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
24 |
33 |
35 |
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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 |
44 |
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Bad time to buy |
^ |
39 |
40 |
41 |
46 |
45 |
47 |
44 |
42 |
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Question 5 difference |
^ |
9 |
5 |
5 |
-5 |
-7 |
-7 |
-3 |
2 |
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Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence Rating |
^ |
103.7 |
100.4 |
97.1 |
95.9 |
93.4 |
97.6 |
104.6 |
104.0 |
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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? |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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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 |
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:
| |
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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