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: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest More Print (Opens in new window) Print