US EditionShoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, an AP-NORC poll finds
An AP-NORC poll shows 42% of U.S. consumers plan to spend less this holiday season due to inflation, tariffs, and rising prices for essentials, Nationwide reported.
- Earlier this month, the AP-NORC poll of 1,146 adults found many shoppers cutting back and viewing the economy as stuck under President Donald Trump, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
- Trump's tariffs have helped drive inflationary pressures and anxiety as prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts burden U.S. families, while President Donald Trump insists there is `no` inflation.
- Survey data show that 87% of U.S. adults have noticed higher grocery prices, and about 42% plan to spend less this holiday season; among those cutting back, nearly half expect to buy fewer gifts.
- Households are responding by tapping savings and hunting bargains as about 60% of Americans say inflation will affect their charitable giving this year and holiday spending per person drops to about $890 from last year's $902.
- About one-third of Americans expect the economy to worsen in 2026, with 87% fearing inflation and 71% citing trade tensions and tariffs, despite President Donald Trump projecting benefits.
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