Gallup Daily: U.S. Economic Confidence Index

	Economic Confidence Index
11/26-28/2016	7
11/25-27/2016	9
11/23-26/2016	6
11/22-25/2016	5
11/21-23/2016	3
11/20-22/2016	3
11/19-21/2016	3
11/18-20/2016	4
11/17-19/2016	3
11/16-18/2016	3

Each result is based on a three-day rolling average

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index combines the responses of Gallup's Economic Conditions and Economic Outlook measures. Daily results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 national adults; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points.

No updates March 28. Next update March 29.
Real Unemployment	9.5%	-0.2
Gallup Good Jobs	46.0%	-0.2
Engaged at Work	33.5%	-0.9
Economic Confidence	7	-2
Consumer Spending	$128	+11
Obama Approval	57%	-

U.S. Economic Confidence Highest in Nine Years

Americans expressed more positivity about the economy last week than at any other time in the past nine years. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index score of +6 for the week ending Nov. 27 inched past the high of +5 from January 2015.

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U.S. Economic Confidence Remains Positive After Election

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