Economic Confidence Surges, Then Declines, in August September 5, 2017 Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy varied in August but was not remarkably different from economic attitudes in July. CONT. Andrew Dugan, Gallup Share:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to print (Opens in new window)