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  • Oct, 2013

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    Manufacturing industry

    Q. Thinking about the Australian manufacturing industry, which of the following statements is closest to your view?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

     

    Aug 2012

    Jun 2013

    With Government support, Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry

    65%

    70%

    64%

    60%

    63%

    61%

    There is no future for manufacturing in Australia and Government support would be a waste of money

    19%

    17%

    23%

    17%

    17%

    22%

    Don’t know

    16%

    13%

    14%

    23%

    21%

    17%

    65% agree that “With Government support, Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” and 19% agree “There is no future for manufacturing in Australia and Government support would be a waste of money”. Those who think that “Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” has increased 4% and those thinking “There is no future for manufacturing in Australia” has dropped 3% since this question was last asked in June.

    Those most likely to agree that “Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” were aged 45+ (69%), Labor voters (70%) and people on income of less than $1,000pw (75%).

    Those most likely to agree that “There is no future for manufacturing in Australia” were men (25%), Liberal/National voters (23%) and people on incomes over $1,600pw (28%).

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