4 in 10 say personal finances worsening: Survey

Four in 10 Americans say their personal finances are deteriorating, according to a new poll released shortly before November’s midterm elections.

In the NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll, 40 percent of people said their “personal family finances” have declined in the last 12 months, while 16 percent said the opposite.

Forty-one percent said their personal family finances have “stayed about the same” within the prior year. Less than 1 percent of poll respondents were not sure about the state of their personal family finances within the last year, while three percent didn’t give an answer.

The NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll was conducted two weeks out from Election Day, with the rise in cost of living being a major concern in this election cycle.

September saw an uptick in annual inflation........

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