Perception of economic situation in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017

This statistic shows the public perception of the economic situation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2017. Respondents were asked how they would judge the current situation, 42 percent of the 1,365 respondents replying with 'rather bad' or 'very bad.' Whereas the perception of the economy in Sweden showed that 19 percent of respondents regarded the economy in a negative condition. Perceptions of the economy in the Netherlands reveal that 17 percent of respondents made the same assessment. The outlook in the UK regarding the economy negatively was over twice as common as both countries. Although, British opinion on household financial situation was one of optimism, with 80 percent of respondents stating that the current financial situation of their household was positive.