U.S. Economic Confidence Dips as More Say Economy Worsening
Story Highlights
- Economic Confidence Index slips to -12, from -6 in July and +2 in April
- Ratings of current economy stable; more see economy getting worse in future
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index dropped to -12 from -6 in July and is now back to the level it was at in February. The index remains better than its pandemic low point of -33 in April 2020 but is still well below the +41 Gallup measured right before the pandemic took hold.
Line graph. Recent trend in Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index. The index summarizes Americans’ ratings of current economic conditions and their views of whether the economy is getting better or worse. It has a theoretical range of -100 to +100. The index was…
