57% of Americans Say U.S. Economy Is Worsening, Up 11 Points Since February
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Updated · stagwellglobal.com · Jul 9
57% of Americans Say U.S. Economy Is Worsening, Up 11 Points Since February
1 articles · Updated · stagwellglobal.com · Jul 9
Summary
57% of Americans now say the U.S. economy is worsening, up from 46% in February, according to Stagwell and Allison Worldwide weekly sentiment tracking.
95% say the country is in an affordability crisis, with rising prices and growing debt driving the darker outlook; half say they are struggling to afford debt including student loans.
Half of Democrats, Republicans and independents report trouble paying for basics such as gas and groceries, while two-thirds say they have little faith Washington will ease living costs.
Rural Americans appear hardest hit, most often saying good job opportunities have disappeared over the past year and that tariffs have hurt U.S. manufacturing jobs.