How's the Economy?

According to the latest Gallup Poll Survey, it's not so good...

Americans remain quite dour on the U.S. economy. Almost two-thirds say the U.S. economy is getting worse, not better, and well less than half are willing to rate the economy as excellent or good. A slight majority of Americans say now is a bad time to find a quality job, although views of the job market have gradually improved this year, and are markedly more positive than in the earlier years of this decade. On a personal level, Americans say the most important financial problems facing their families are healthcare costs, basic lack of money, and energy costs.

Gallup's monthly tracking of economic perceptions for July shows scant signs of sustained improvement in Americans' views of the economy.

Asked to assess the current state of the U.S. economy, just 38% say it is excellent or good, while 42% say it is only fair and 19% say it is poor.

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