Americans’ confidence in the economy dipped in March and April after surging in February, shortly after the end of the latest government shutdown. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index is now +21, down from the post-shutdown spike to +32. Confidence remains higher than it was during the shutdown, in early January, but is still not back to the +30 or higher level found through much of 2018. CONT.
Lydia Saad, Gallup