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    Which industry sectors / organisations do people most trust and distrust?

  • Day-to-day banking

    Trust:
    48%
    2
    Distrust:
    20%
    -4

    • In August 2020

    48%Trust

    20%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted banking

    2
    higher than July 2019
    -4
    lower than July 2019
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  • Longer-term financial products

    Trust:
    27%
    4
    Distrust:
    27%
    -4

    • In August 2020

    27%Trust

    27%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted longer-term financial products (e.g. investments/pensions, life insurance etc)

    4
    higher than July 2019
    -4
    lower than July 2019
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  • Food/grocery sector

    Trust:
    65%
    6
    Distrust:
    5%
    -4

    • In August 2020

    65%Trust

    5%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted the food/grocery sector

    6
    higher than July 2019
    -4
    lower than July 2019
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  • Domestic appliances

    Trust:
    51%
    -1
    Distrust:
    9%
    -2

    • In August 2020

    51%Trust

    9%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted domestic appliances (e.g. fridges, washing machines, etc.)

    -1
    lower than July 2019
    -2
    lower than July 2019
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  • Technology appliances

    Trust:
    47%
    -2
    Distrust:
    12%
    -1

    • In August 2020

    47%Trust

    12%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted technology appliances (e.g. cameras, home computers, TVs)

    -2
    lower than July 2019
    -1
    lower than July 2019
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  • Broadband/home phone services

    Trust:
    39%
    -1
    Distrust:
    20%
    -2

    • In August 2020

    39%Trust

    20%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted broadband/home phone services

    -1
    lower than July 2019
    -2
    lower than July 2019
    Compare this

  • Mobile phone services

    Trust:
    38%
    1
    Distrust:
    19%
    -4

    • In August 2020

    38%Trust

    19%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted Mobile phone services

    1
    higher than July 2019
    -4
    lower than July 2019
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  • Gas and electricity

    Trust:
    40%
    5
    Distrust:
    21%
    -8

    • In August 2020

    40%Trust

    21%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted gas and electricity companies

    5
    higher than July 2019
    -8
    lower than July 2019
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  • Water (supplied to your home)

    Trust:
    60%
    2
    Distrust:
    9%
    -4

    • In August 2020

    60%Trust

    9%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted domestic water providers

    2
    higher than July 2019
    -4
    lower than July 2019
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  • Trade services

    Trust:
    38%
    4
    Distrust:
    18%
    -4

    • In August 2020

    38%Trust

    18%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted trade services (e.g. plumbers, builders, electricians, etc.)

    4
    higher than July 2019
    -4
    lower than July 2019
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  • Train travel

    Trust:
    32%
    3
    Distrust:
    20%
    -10

    • In August 2020

    32%Trust

    20%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted train travel

    3
    higher than July 2019
    -10
    lower than July 2019
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  • Airlines / holiday operators

    Trust:
    22%
    -8
    Distrust:
    31%
    8

    • In August 2020

    22%Trust

    31%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted airlines/holiday operators

    -8
    lower than July 2019
    8
    higher than July 2019
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  • Car dealers

    Trust:
    9%
    0
    Distrust:
    52%
    -3

    • In August 2020

    9%Trust

    52%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted car dealers

    0
    lower than July 2019
    -3
    lower than July 2019
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* Data are collected via online poll for approximately 2,000 respondents each wave. Results are weighted to be nationally representative.

Lowest trust

9%

Car dealers

The percentage of people who said they trusted car dealers in August 2020

0%
Compared to July 2019

State of the economy in 2020

0.0%

Retail Sales Growth (quantity, annual change), February 2020

3.9%

Unemployment Rate (monthly), Nov 2019 - Jan 2020

+0.5%

Inflation (CPIH, annual change), August 2020

+0.1%

Bank of England Base Rate, March 2020

-0.1%

Household Spending (Quarterly change, chained volume measure), Q4, 2019