Kathianne
02-16-2009, 10:16 PM
Hope he's happy, set a record:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/indexes/rasmussen_consumer_index
...Rasmussen Index data is derived from nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. Today’s update is the first based entirely on interviews conducted since the House of Representatives passed the economic stimulus plan. Some of the interviews were completed before Senate passage of the legislation on Friday night.
Only 8% of American adults now rate the economy as good or excellent while 67% rate it as poor. Just before Lehman Brothers collapsed last September, 18% rated the economy as good or excellent.
Just 9% now say the economy is getting better while 70% say it is getting worse. In mid-September, 16% said the economy was getting better.
Now, 66% of Democrats say the economy is getting worse along with 75% of Republicans and 73% of those not affiliated with either major party.
Seventy-four percent (74%) of government employees now say the economy is getting worse. That view is shared by 69% of entrepreneurs and 72% of those who work for a private sector employer. Among retirees, 63% say things are getting worse.
As always, personal experience has a big impact on perceptions of the economy. At firms laying people off, 87% say the economy is getting worse. At firms that are hiring, just 47% hold that pessimistic view.
The Rasmussen Investor Index held steady on Monday after falling a point-and-a-half the day before. At 60.6, investor confidence is up a point from a week ago but down five from a month ago.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/indexes/rasmussen_consumer_index
...Rasmussen Index data is derived from nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. Today’s update is the first based entirely on interviews conducted since the House of Representatives passed the economic stimulus plan. Some of the interviews were completed before Senate passage of the legislation on Friday night.
Only 8% of American adults now rate the economy as good or excellent while 67% rate it as poor. Just before Lehman Brothers collapsed last September, 18% rated the economy as good or excellent.
Just 9% now say the economy is getting better while 70% say it is getting worse. In mid-September, 16% said the economy was getting better.
Now, 66% of Democrats say the economy is getting worse along with 75% of Republicans and 73% of those not affiliated with either major party.
Seventy-four percent (74%) of government employees now say the economy is getting worse. That view is shared by 69% of entrepreneurs and 72% of those who work for a private sector employer. Among retirees, 63% say things are getting worse.
As always, personal experience has a big impact on perceptions of the economy. At firms laying people off, 87% say the economy is getting worse. At firms that are hiring, just 47% hold that pessimistic view.
The Rasmussen Investor Index held steady on Monday after falling a point-and-a-half the day before. At 60.6, investor confidence is up a point from a week ago but down five from a month ago.