What do you consider the best measure of how the economy is doing?

What do you consider the best measure of how the economy is doing? Published on September 24, 2020 → Survey conducted on September 24, 2020 on 7640 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Unemployment rate

38%

Prices of goods and services

18%

Your personal finances

11%

The stock market index

Something else

13%

Don't know

14%

Unemployment rate

38%

Prices of goods and services

18%

Your personal finances

11%

The stock market index

Something else

13%

Don't know

14%

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