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MOOD & INTENTIONS: ASIA-PACIFIC REGION SURVEY 2017 Q1
WHAT IS OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC STATUS?
Not Reached Low Point At Low Point Past Low Point
Greater China
38%
36% 26%
South & East Asia
21%
43% 36%
Central Asia
16%
32% 52%
Oceania
38%
26% 36%
In Greater China, 26% of the respondents believe that the economy is
past its low point, a 6% drop from 2016 Q4 and 36% of the respondents
believe that the current economy is at its bottom – a 16% increase from
2016 Q4. Therefore, in 2017 Q1 more respondents in Greater China
believe the economy will get better. However despite this improvement
and the optimisitc mood prevalent in the Asia Pacific region as a
whole, Greater China together with Oceania still remain the two most
pessimistic regions. Respondents from Central Asia are still the most
optimistic in the region.
In general, respondents who believe that the current economic situation
has passed its low point or is at its low point can be described as
optimistic. In 2017 Q1, 73% of the respondents believed that the Asia
Pacific region’s economy can improve in the future – a 7% increase
compared to 2016 Q4 and a 20% increase since 2016 Q1.
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28+0+0+0+0+0+0+0 3924+0+0+0+0+0+0
44+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0 33+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+019 29+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0 37+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0 33+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0 32+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
HOW IS YOUR AIRCRAFT UTILIZATION COMPARED TO 12 MONTHS AGO?
2015 Q4 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1
14+0+0+0+0 17+0+0+0+0 10+0+0+0+0 8+0+0+0+0 20+0+0+0+0 26+0+0+0+0 19+0+0+0+0 16+0+0+0+0 33+0+0+0+0 28+0+0+0+0 32+0+0+0+0 1424+0+0+0+0 21+0+0 19+0
30+
14+0+0+0+0 19+0+0+0+0 33+0+0+0+0 20+0+0+0+0
44%
43%
37%
33% 34%
33% 33% 32%
29%
28%
24%
24%
Decreased
The same
33% 33%
32%
28%
26%
24%
19% 20%
17%
19%
14% 14%
16%
10% 8%
19%
30%
20%
21%
19% 21%
34% 33%
29%
Increased
39%
52%
18% 21%
14%
12%
10%
Down 20% or more
(20%)
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