More Americans, 42%, say they are financially worse off now than they were a year ago, reversing the lower levels found over the past two years. Just more than a third of Americans say their financial situation has improved from a year ago. CONT. Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »

Consumer confidence growth stalled in the first two weeks of January, according to data released today by Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS) and CivicScience (CS). The two-week average of the HPS-CS Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell to 46.2 from 46.3, the first decline since the end of October. CONT. Hamilton Place […] Read more »

Americans’ confidence in the economy has returned to pre-shutdown levels. The Gallup Economic Confidence Index averaged -14 last week and -13 the week prior, significantly improved from the mid-October low of -39. CONT. Brendan Moore, Gallup Read more »

American consumers grew a bit more optimistic at the start of the year, with their outlooks on the economy improving to a more than three-month high. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index advanced to minus 28.4 in the period ended Jan. 5 from minus 28.7. CONT. Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg Read more »

Three key Gallup consumer-based measures of the U.S. economy showed overall growth in 2013, despite monthly fluctuations. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged -16 for 2013, up five points from 2012; its Job Creation Index averaged +20, up two points from 2012; and average daily self-reported spending increased to $88, […] Read more »

Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index improved to -19 in December from -25 in November, and is now much higher than the -35 found in October amid the federal government shutdown. CONT. Alyssa Brown, Gallup Read more »