Economic Optimism Index (EOI): State of the Economy 1997 - present

Economic Optimism Index (EOI)

Published:22 April 2013
Fieldwork:1997 - 2013
Theme:Politicians & Parties
Sub-Theme:Political Monitor
Keywords:Economic optimism
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1979-April 1997 | May-December 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012


 

Q Do you think that the general economic condition of the country will improve, stay the same or get worse over the next 12 months?

1997 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
General Election 1 May 1997
9-12 May 1997
 40 35 12 13 +28
20-23 June 1997
 38 36 19 7 +19
25-28 July 1997
 35 32 25 8 +10
21-25 August 1997
 29 32 31 7 -2
26-29 September 1997
 36 37 19 7 +17
24-27 October 1997
 31 39 24 7 +7
21-24 November 1997
 30 40 24 6 +6
12-15 December 1997
 26 36 30 8 -4

1998 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
23-26 January 1998
 27 38 28 7 -1
20-23 February 1998
 29 38 27 6 +2
20-23 March 1998
 30 36 26 8 +4
24-27 April 1998
 28 38 27 7 +1
21-24 May 1998
 26 39 25 10 +1
25-30 June 1998
 19 36 38 7 -19
17-21 July 1998
 19 33 40 8 -21
21-24 August 1998
 18 30 45 6 -27
18-21 September 1998
 13 30 50 7 -37
23-26 October 1998
 11 25 57 7 -46
20-23 November 1998
 16 31 47 6 -31
11-14 December 1998
 16 30 46 8 -30

1999 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
22-25 January 1999
 18 35 41 6 -23
19-22 February 1999
 21 36 36 7 -15
19-22 March 1999
 26 37 32 5 -6
23-26 April 1999
 23 41 31 5 -8
21-24 May 1999
 25 43 26 6 -1
18-21 June 1999
 23 43 27 7 -4
23-26 July 1999
 26 45 23 6 +3
20-23 August 1999
 19 43 31 7 -12
24-27 September 1999
 29 40 24 7 +5
22-25 October 1999
 21 44 28 7 -7
19-22 November 1999
 28 42 24 6 +4
10-14 December 1999
 25 45 24 6 +1

2000 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
20-25 January 2000
 27 41 25 6 +2
17-22 February 2000
 22 41 32 5 -10
23-28 March 2000
 25 40 30 5 -5
13-18 April 2000
 20 43 33 4 -13
18-23 May 2000
 22 38 33 7 -11
22-27 June 2000
 18 42 32 8 -14
20-24 July 2000
 23 40 33 4 -10
17-21 August 2000
 20 46 27 7 -7
21-26 September 2000
 19 41 36 5 -17
19-23 October 2000
 18 42 31 9 -13
23-28 November 2000
 22 43 28 7 -6
7-12 December 2000
 22 44 28 6 -6

2001 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
18-22 January 2001
 20 45 29 6 -9
15-20 February 2001
 23 46 25 6 -2
22-27 March 2001
 15 35 44 6 -29
19-24 April 2001
 18 37 40 5 -22
24-30 May 2001 20 47 24 9 -4
General Election June 7 2001
21-26 June 2001
 21 47 25 7 -4
19-23 July 2001
 18 45 33 5 -15
23-28 August 2001
 12 39 43 6 -31
20-25 September 2001
 8 22 64 6 -56
18-22 October 2001
 11 30 54 5 -43
22-27 November 2001
 14 37 43 5 -29
There was no MORI Political Monitor in December

2002 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
24-28 January 2002
 17 42 37 6 -20
21-26 February 2002
 18 38 39 4 -21
21-26 March 2002
 18 38 39 5 -21
18-22 April 2002
 24 41 29 6 -5
23-28 May 2002
 15 44 37 4 -22
20-24 June 2002
 15 47 32 6 -17
18-22 July 2002
 15 38 42 5 -27
22-28 August 2002 15 42 38 6 -23
19-24 September 2002
 14 42 37 6 -23
17-21 October 2002
 15 40 39 5 -23
14-19 November 2002
 11 41 43 5 -32
12-17 December 2002
 10 36 50 4 -40

2003 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
23-27 January 2003
 8 30 54 7 -46
20-25 February 2003
 8 28 58 6 -50
20-24 March 2003
 12 29 51 8 -39
24-28 April 2003
 19 38 37 7 -18
22-28 May 2003
 14 42 38 6 -24
19-24 June 2003
 17 40 37 6 -20
17-22 July 2003
 15 42 37 6 -22
28 August - 2 September 2003
 13 40 39 8 -26
11-16 September 2003
 14 43 37 7 -23
23-28 October 2003
 13 43 38 6 -25
20-25 November 2003
 14 39 41 6 -27
11-17 December 2003
 16 42 36 6 -20

2004 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
15-20 January 2004
 16 41 37 6 -21
12-16 February 2004
 17 42 35 6 -18
11-16 March 2004
 16 40 38 6 -22
15-19 April 2004
 15 47 33 5 -18
27 May - 1 June 2004
 14 41 39 6 -25
24-29 June 2004
 13 46 35 7 -22
22-27 July 2004
 17 44 33 6 -16
12-16 August 2004
 13 43 40 5 -27
10-14 September 2004
 14 46 36 5 -22
21-27 October 2004
 12 45 38 5 -26
4-8 November 2004
 14 44 37 4 -23
2-6 December 2004
 13 47 35 5 -22

2005 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
20-24 January 2005
 12 53 31 5 -19
17-21 February 2005
 17 50 28 5 -11
17-22 March 2005
 15 48 30 6 -15
21-25 April 2005
 17 46 28 10 -11
General election 5 May 2005
19-23 May 2005
 16 43 36 5 -20
16-20 June 2005
 16 48 30 6 -14
14-18 July 2005
 14 47 32 6 -18
11-15 August 2005
 12 45 37 6 -25
22-26 September 2005
 9 43 44 4 -35
20-25 October 2005
 9 44 41 6 -32
17-22 November 2005
 12 44 39 5 -27

2006 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
19-23 January 2006
 13 46 36 5 -23
16-20 February 2006
 11 45 39 5 -28
16-21 March 2006
 13 44 39 4 -26
27 April - 2 May 2006
 11 42 41 6 -30
25-30 May 2006
 11 43 43 3 -32
22-26 June 2006
 10 50 35 5 -25
20-24 July 2006
 10 42 43 5 -33
31 August - 6 September 2006
 11 41 42 6 -31
12-16 October 2006
 12 47 35 6 -23
9-14 November 2006
 10 41 43 6 -33
7-12 December 2006
 12 44 39 5 -27

2007 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
19-29 January 2007
 8 37 47 7 -39
19-25 April 2007
 10 43 41 6 -31
17-22 May 2007
 14 48 34 5 -20
14-20 June 2007
 14 45 34 8 -20
12-17 July 2007
 16 41 37 6 -21
23-29 August 2007
 12 43 37 8 -25
20-26 September 2007
 12 35 45 7 -33
18-23 October 2007
 11 36 48 5 -39
29 November - 7 December 2007
 9 31 55 5 -46

2008 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
17-23 January 2008
 9 27 60 5 -51
21-26 February 2008
 7 33 54 5 -47
13-18 March 2008
 7 22 67 4 -60
17-22 April 2008
 9 19 66 5 -57
15-20 May 2008
 7 22 67 3 -60
13-15 June 2008
 12 16 69 2 -57
18-20 July 2008
 11 12 75 2 -64
15-17 August 2008
 13 14 72 1 -59
12-14 September 2008
 12 16 70 1 -58
17-19 October 2008
 24 16 59 1 -35
14-16 November 2008
 17 13 68 2 -51
12-14 December 2008
 18 14 66 3 -48

2009 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
16-18 January 2009
 20 18 60 2 -40
13-15 February 2009
 20 17 60 2 -40
13-15 March 2009
 23 23 52 1 -29
17-19 April 2009
 35 25 37 3 -2
29-31 May 2009
 33 29 35 3 -2
19-21 June 2009
 41
 27
 30
 2
 +11
17-19 July 2009
 34
24
40
1
-6
21-23 August 2009
 43
26
27
3
+16
25-27 September 2009
 43
28
27
2
+16
16-18 October 2009 44
31
23
2
+21
13-15 November 2009
 46
28
23
3
+23
11-13 December 2009 32 29 36 3 -4

2010 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
  % % % % %
26-28 January 2010
 44 28 24 3 +20
19-22 February 2010
 37
29
31
2
+6
19-22 March 2010
 36
32
29
3
 +7
18-19 April 2010
 41
30
26
4
+15
12-13 May 2010
 41
22
31
6
+10
18-20 June 2010 35 23 40 3 -5
23-25 July 2010
 37
 24
34
4
+2
10-12 Sept 2010 28 22 48 2 -20
15-17 Oct 2010 27 22 48 4 -21
12-14 Nov 2010 28 21 48 3 -20
10-12 Dec 2010
 29
26
41
4
-12

 

2011 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
% % % % %
21-24 January 2011
 24 20  53   3   -29 
18-20 February 2011
 19
23
56
2
-37
11-13 March 2011
 23
23
51
3
-28
15-17 April 2011
 31
 24
42
3
-11
20-24 May 2011
 29
27
42
2
-13
17-19 June 2011
 23
28
46
3
-23
16-18 July 2011
 22
27
48
3
-26
20-22 August 2011
  19 26
52
3
-33
10-12 September 2011
 20
 25
52
4
-32
22-24 October 2011
 16
25
57
3
-41
19-21 November 2011
15 25
58
2
-43
10-12 December 2011 12
25
60
2
-48

 

2012 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
% % % % %
21-23 January 2012
 16 29 51 3 -35
25-27 February 2012 24
 28
46
2
-22
17-19 March 2012 29
 25
43
2
-14
21-23 April 2012
24
 32 42
2
 -18
12-14 May 2012
21
 32
44
3
-23
9-11 June 2012  18 29  50  3  -32 
14-16 July 2012 16 33  48  3  -32 
11-13 August 2012 16 40 43  2  -27 
15-17 September 2012 26 36 35  3  -9 
20-24 October 2012  25 33 39 3  -14
10-13 November 2012
 29 34
35
2
-6
8 - 10 December 2012    19 33  46  2  -27 

 

2012 Improve Stay the same Get worse Don't know EOI
% % % % %
12-14 January 2013
 21 33 43 3 -22
9-11 February 2013 22
 30
 44 
 3 
 -22 
 9-11 March 2013 18  31   48  3   -30
 13-15 April 2013  22 35  41  3  -19 

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