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

  • Day-to-day banking

    Trust:
    46%
    -2
    Distrust:
    24%
    1

    • In February 2020

    46%Trust

    24%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted banking

    -2
    lower than March 2019
    1
    higher than March 2019
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  • Longer-term financial products

    Trust:
    26%
    2
    Distrust:
    29%
    -3

    • In February 2020

    26%Trust

    29%Distrust

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

    2
    higher than March 2019
    -3
    lower than March 2019
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  • Food/grocery sector

    Trust:
    58%
    -2
    Distrust:
    9%
    0

    • In February 2020

    58%Trust

    9%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted the food/grocery sector

    -2
    lower than March 2019
    0
    lower than March 2019
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  • Domestic appliances

    Trust:
    51%
    -5
    Distrust:
    12%
    2

    • In February 2020

    51%Trust

    12%Distrust

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

    -5
    lower than March 2019
    2
    higher than March 2019
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  • Technology appliances

    Trust:
    47%
    -6
    Distrust:
    12%
    0

    • In February 2020

    47%Trust

    12%Distrust

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

    -6
    lower than March 2019
    0
    higher than March 2019
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  • Broadband/home phone services

    Trust:
    39%
    0
    Distrust:
    22%
    -3

    • In February 2020

    39%Trust

    22%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted broadband/home phone services

    0
    higher than March 2019
    -3
    lower than March 2019
    Compare this

  • Mobile phone services

    Trust:
    38%
    0
    Distrust:
    21%
    -2

    • In February 2020

    38%Trust

    21%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted Mobile phone services

    0
    higher than March 2019
    -2
    lower than March 2019
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  • Gas and electricity

    Trust:
    33%
    0
    Distrust:
    29%
    -4

    • In February 2020

    33%Trust

    29%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted gas and electricity companies

    0
    lower than March 2019
    -4
    lower than March 2019
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  • Water (supplied to your home)

    Trust:
    58%
    1
    Distrust:
    12%
    0

    • In February 2020

    58%Trust

    12%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted domestic water providers

    1
    higher than March 2019
    0
    higher than March 2019
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  • Trade services

    Trust:
    32%
    -3
    Distrust:
    24%
    2

    • In February 2020

    32%Trust

    24%Distrust

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

    -3
    lower than March 2019
    2
    higher than March 2019
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  • Train travel

    Trust:
    23%
    -1
    Distrust:
    33%
    -1

    • In February 2020

    23%Trust

    33%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted train travel

    -1
    lower than March 2019
    -1
    lower than March 2019
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  • Airlines / holiday operators

    Trust:
    32%
    0
    Distrust:
    23%
    1

    • In February 2020

    32%Trust

    23%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted airlines/holiday operators

    0
    lower than March 2019
    1
    higher than March 2019
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  • Car dealers

    Trust:
    8%
    -1
    Distrust:
    56%
    2

    • In February 2020

    8%Trust

    56%Distrust

    said they trusted or distrusted car dealers

    -1
    lower than March 2019
    2
    higher than March 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

8%

Car dealers

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

-1%
Compared to March 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

+1.7%

Inflation (CPIH, annual change), Feb 2020

+0.1%

Bank of England Base Rate, March 2020

-0.1%

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