Economy

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is at -19 in February, unchanged from January despite swings in Republicans' and Democrats' economic outlook.

Americans' expectations for economic growth, the stock market, inflation and interest rates are more optimistic than they have been in recent years.

New data highlight the housing crisis in Australia, where satisfaction with affordable housing has collapsed compared with other wealthy nations.

January's ECI reading of -19, down slightly from December, reflects an uptick since October that masks improved ratings from Republicans and worsening ratings from Democrats just before Trump began his second term.

Americans rate the progress the U.S. has made during Biden's presidency as mostly negative across 18 economic, national and international areas.

Americans predict a somewhat challenging 2025, marked by political conflict, economic difficulty, and rising power for China and Russia.

Americans close out the year disapproving of Biden and Congress and feeling largely dissatisfied with the direction of the country.

Keep up with how Americans react to the Trump administration and how society evolves with key Gallup trends.

At the one-year mark of Javier Milei's presidency, economic optimism in Argentina is higher, but long-standing challenges remain.

Gallup's final 2024 measure of Americans' holiday gift outlays finds consumers' spending estimate up slightly from a year ago.

After the election, Americans' confidence in the economy has improved, while fewer approve of Joe Biden's performance and are satisfied with the state of the nation.

Nine percent of U.S. workers belong to a labor union, according to aggregated data from Gallup's 2023-2024 Work and Education surveys.

Throughout 2024, Gallup's key indicators signaled the election environment was favorable to Republicans.

Americans are unhappy with the status quo in key areas of U.S. leadership, suggesting this should be a "change" election. Yet Kamala Harris edges out Donald Trump in favorability.

Americans predict they will spend an average of $1,014 on holiday gifts this year, well above the $923 they estimated at this time last year.

The slight majority of Americans say they are worse off than four years ago, while their assessments of the U.S. economy are subpar and inflation remains a key concern.

While a majority of Americans say their federal taxes are too high, these views vary significantly by partisanship and have varied widely over time.

U.S. voters rate the economy as the most important issue to their presidential vote, with democracy, potential Supreme Court picks and terrorism/national security also ranking highly.

Most key measures of the political environment for the 2024 election favor the Republican Party over the Democratic Party.

Americans are less positive toward the grocery and restaurant industries, and more positive toward the sports industry, than they were a year ago.