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Americans Respond to Price Signals, News at 11

Parts of the economy are looking up, but that's not what people see

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Ben Domenech
Dec 12, 2025
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AP News:

This holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds.

The vast majority of U.S. adults say they’ve noticed higher than usual prices for groceries, electricity and h…

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