Economy

The latest of our Ipsos Global Advisor surveys included this additional report on Inflation - what New Zealanders are thinking and how they compare to other countries.

Inflation is now the top global worry for the first time, with 26 out of 27 countries recording an increase in concern over the last month.

More than half of New Zealanders concerned about housing issues, with support for the government continuing to fall

Our Ipsos ANZ-centric review of 2020.

This report highlights the key issues faced by New Zealanders and how this has changed over time.

Additionally, this report covers the following:

• Performance of the government as perceived by New Zealanders
• Ability of different political parties to manage different issues
• Top 10 issues: New Zealand vs Australia
• People’s views on keeping the border closed

This month’s round-up of research and analysis from Ipsos around the world includes the latest insights on the impacts of coronavirus and how we can plan for the future, customer experience – including the emerging health and safety agenda, attitudes to work, the second world war, and public opinion from New Zealand and Australia.

The economy and unemployment have sky-rocketed as the top two issues concerning New Zealanders.

The average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 28 countries is remains unchanged this wave with 47% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.

Every month across the year, our What Worries the World survey series has asked an online sample of over 18,000 citizens in 26 core countries about the biggest worries for their nation, presenting them with a list of 17 concerns ranging from crime and violence to childhood obesity.