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Nearly 90 percent of Americans fear prices will keep rising: Survey
Key takeaways
- The data analytics firm s monthly consumer sentiment report, conducted in April, found that 46 percent of 4,000 respondents said they were somewhat worried prices of essentials will increase over the next three months.
- Just 11 percent said they were not at all worried about that, while 2 percent said they did not know.
- The 87 percent of respondents who said they were worried about prices rising is 2 percentage points higher than in JD Power s February survey.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The data analytics firm s monthly consumer sentiment report, conducted in April, found that 46 percent of 4,000 respondents said they were somewhat worried prices of essentials will increase over the next three months. A slightly smaller share, 41 percent, said they were extremely worried about that occurring.
Just 11 percent said they were not at all worried about that, while 2 percent said they did not know.
The 87 percent of respondents who said they were worried about prices rising is 2 percentage points higher than in JD Power s February survey. In that poll, 48 percent of respondents were somewhat worried, while 37 percent were extremely worried.
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