
Americans grow pessimistic on the economy as high inflation lingers
CNN
Nearly two-thirds of Americans describe the economy as poor in a new poll that comes amid high inflation and supply chain turmoil.
The poll, released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found just 35% of Americans now call the national economy good. That's down from 45% in September and similar to the views in January and February, before most vaccines were widely available to most Americans.
Sixty-five percent of Americans in the poll said the economy is in poor shape.

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