Lowy Institute Poll 2019 Report

Economic outlook

Slow growth, an uncertain global economy, and the protracted trade war between the United States and Australia’s largest trading partner, China, may have had some impact on Australians’ optimism about the national economy. While Australian adults remain generally optimistic about the economy, with a majority (65%) either ‘optimistic’ or ‘very optimistic’ about Australia’s economic performance in the world over the next five years, this has fallen nine points from 2017.