consumers consumers / http://backend.userland.com/rss 优蜜传媒WebTeam December Holiday Rush for Half of U.S. Shoppers About half of U.S. holiday shoppers say they will buy most or all of their gifts in December, with 16% buying all of them this month. /poll/545537/december-holiday-rush-half-shoppers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/545537/december-holiday-rush-half-shoppers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT Shoppers Plan to Buy for Themselves This Holiday Season Close to two-thirds of likely Black Friday/Cyber Monday shoppers will buy something for themselves this year. /poll/513788/shoppers-plan-buy-themselves-holiday-season.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/513788/shoppers-plan-buy-themselves-holiday-season.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT Early Sales Could Ignite Jump on Holiday Shopping for Many About one in four U.S. holiday shoppers would definitely or probably start their holiday shopping earlier if retailers started their holiday sales earlier. /poll/512180/early-sales-ignite-jump-holiday-shopping.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/512180/early-sales-ignite-jump-holiday-shopping.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT Economic Pessimism Persists, With Inflation Still Key Concern Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is flat in March, with most Americans viewing the economy as subpar and saying it's getting worse. /poll/473132/economic-pessimism-persists-inflation-key-concern.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/473132/economic-pessimism-persists-inflation-key-concern.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:00:00 GMT Half in U.S. Say They Are Worse Off, Highest Since 2009 Half of Americans say they are worse off financially now than they were a year ago, the worst 优蜜传媒has measured since the Great Recession. /poll/469898/half-say-worse-off-highest-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/469898/half-say-worse-off-highest-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT Americans Pessimistic About Inflation, Stock Market Americans are more likely to predict worsening rather than improving conditions for five economic aspects, including inflation and unemployment. /poll/469322/americans-pessimistic-inflation-stock-market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/469322/americans-pessimistic-inflation-stock-market.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:30:00 GMT Americans' Economic Pessimism Eases Slightly in September The Economic Confidence Index rose slightly in September, building on gains seen in August. But the index is still highly negative ahead of the midterms. /poll/402167/americans-economic-pessimism-eases-slightly-september.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/402167/americans-economic-pessimism-eases-slightly-september.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:00:00 GMT Inflation Now Causing Hardship for Majority in U.S. Fifty-six percent of Americans say rising prices are causing their household financial hardship, up from 49% in January. /poll/400565/inflation-causing-hardship-majority.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/400565/inflation-causing-hardship-majority.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:00:00 GMT U.S. Economic Confidence Improving but Still Weak Americans' confidence in the economy improved significantly in August, though it still is on the lower end of what 优蜜传媒has measured over the past 10 years. /poll/398963/economic-confidence-improving-weak.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/398963/economic-confidence-improving-weak.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:00 GMT Americans Using Cash Less Often; Foresee Cashless Society Fewer Americans say they use cash for all or most purchases than say they did so five years ago. Close to two-thirds believe the U.S. will be a cashless society in their lifetime. /poll/397718/americans-using-cash-less-often-foresee-cashless-society.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/397718/americans-using-cash-less-often-foresee-cashless-society.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:00:00 GMT