The Economy
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Economic Statistics
- Home Construction Drops 5.9% in February
- Mortgage applications fall to 2-month low
- Consumer spending rises .5% – less than expected
- Wages increased .4%
- Q3 GDP revised to 2.2%
Public Opinion
- Rasmussen
- 55% Say economy still in poor condition
- just 33% beleieve stimulus helped at all
- 49% believe the economy will be stronger in five years, down from 58% in July and 64% in March (10-09-09)
- 62% oppose another stimulus
- Gallup
- Two-thirds (67%) believe it will be two or more years before recovery starts
- 57% believe economy getting worse, while only 37% believe it’s improving
- gallup consumer spending indexes continue downward trend
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