Investment Fraud Awareness
Condition of the Economy: Optimism on economic growth and
unemployment rate has dropped significantly in 2020
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Now we would like you to think about the factors that could affect the overall investment environment.
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As far as the general condition of the economy is concerned, how would you rate the following over the next 12 months?
[asked of all respondents; national n=5,000, Manitoba n=500]
National
% Optimistic
Manitoba
% Optimistic
Performance of
the stock market
2020
4% 21%
30%
22% 9% 13%
26%
2017
5%
27%
36%
15% 4% 13%
31%
2017
2020 3% 19%
4% 21%
25%
29%
8% 16%
22%
34%
19% 5% 17%
25%
Income growth
2020 4% 19%
28%
27%
12% 10%
23%
2020
4% 20%
26%
28%
12% 11%
24%
Economic growth
2020 4% 19%
2017 6%
22%
31%
15% 9%
23%
2020 4% 19%
19%
30%
17% 10%
24%
35%
28%
18% 5%7%
2017 4% 36%
30%
15% 4% 11%
40%
41%
Inflation
2020 4% 15%
27%
28%
14% 12%
2020 3%12% 26%
28%
14% 16%
15%
19%
2017 4% 19%
33%
26%
9% 9%
2017
4% 17%
31%
28% 7% 13%
21%
23%
Unemployment
2020
rate
2017
3% 14%
4% 28%
20%
35%
31%
22%
18% 9%
7% 7%
17%
2017
2020 3% 13% 17%
4%
37%
18% 12%
16%
27%
31%
20% 6% 11%
32%
32%
Very optimistic
Somewhat pessimistic
Note: 2017 n=5,000; 'Income growth' added in 2020
Somewhat optimistic
Very pessimistic
Neither optimistic nor pessimistic
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