Economic Conditions

15%

As of 12/9/2012

Date Excellent/Good Fair/Poor
2/29/2004 31 68
4/25/2004 38 60
8/10/2004 33 66
12/15/2004 36 63
1/9/2005 39 60
5/15/2005 31 68
9/11/2005 32 67
10/10/2005 25 74
1/8/2006 34 64
3/6/2006 34 65
9/10/2006 37 62
12/10/2006 38 60
2/11/2007 32 67
6/3/2007 33 65
9/16/2007 26 72
11/26/2007 23 76
1/13/2008 26 73
2/2/2008 18 81
3/22/2008 11 88
4/27/2008 12 88
7/27/2008 10 89
9/29/2008 7 92
10/12/2008 8 91
10/26/2008 7 92
12/8/2008 7 92
2/8/2009 5 94
3/12/2009 6 93
6/14/2009 9 90
8/17/2009 8 90
10/4/2009 8 91
11/8/2009 9 91
12/13/2009 8 91
2/9/2010 8 92
3/14/2010 7 92
4/26/2010 11 88
9/6/2010 8 91
10/18/2010 8 91
12/5/2010 10 89
2/7/2011 12 87
4/3/2011 8 91
6/19/2011 8 91
8/21/2011 7 93
12/11/2011 8 91
1/16/2012 11 89
2/12/2012 11 88
3/11/2012 10 89
6/17/2012 11 89
9/16/2012 13 86
10/28/2012 13 86
12/9/2012 15 85

In December 2012, only 15% of Americans said they believed the economy was in excellent or good condition, while 85% said it was in fair or poor condition. While few say the economy is in good shape, the number describing economic conditions as poor stands at 35%, the lowest since January 2008.  Read more