Perceptions of Economic News Continue to Improve

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By: Pew Research Center

The number of Americans hearing mostly bad news about the nation’s economy continues to decline. Three-in-ten (30%) now say they are hearing mostly bad economic news, less than half the number that said this in early August (67%).

The percentage saying they are hearing a mix of good and bad news about the economy has doubled since the summer (30% in August to 60%), according to the latest weekly News Interest Index survey, conducted Jan. 5-8 among 1,000 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Relatively few (9%) say they are hearing mostly good news about the economy. Still, that number also has grown in recent months.































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