Consumer News See Where Americans Think Cost Of Living Went Up In Just Two Months

Consumer confidence slides as Americans grow wary of high costs and sluggish job gains

U.S. consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown and amid weak hiring and stubborn inflation. Read More

Consumer sentiment falls to seventh-lowest level since 1952 as Americans worry about cost of living and jobs

Consumer sentiment edged lower in early October to a preliminary reading of 55, the University of Michigan reported Friday, October 10. The level represents the seventh-lowest reading in records ... Read More

Consumer sentiment sluggish with Americans in ‘wait-and-see mode’ over inflation

Tariffs, fear of inflation and a weakening job market continue to weigh on American consumers. The University of Michigan’s long-running consumer sentiment survey released final results for October, ... Read More

Americans say Trump has done more to raise prices than lower them by 2-to-1: New poll

Trump's actions since taking office for his second term in January have raised prices instead of cutting them. That's a nearly two-to-one ratio to the 24% who said he's done more to lower costs. Read More

2026 Consumer Outlook Report – 51% Say Prices Will Worsen

A new NerdWallet survey finds that while a majority of Americans think 2026 will be a better year for them than 2025 financially, just over half think consumer prices will worsen. Read More

Social Security sets its 2026 COLA increase at 2.8%. Here's what that means for your benefits.

The Social Security Administration on Friday announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, an increase that will automatically boost monthly payments for the program's roughly 71 million ... Read More

Nearly 1 in 4 American households living paycheck to paycheck, report reveals

A new Bank of America Institute report shows 24% of U.S. households live paycheck to paycheck in 2025, up from last year as inflation continues to outpace wages. Read More

Social Security's New Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Out -- and Most Americans Think It's Not Enough. What Do You Think?

The 2026 Social Security COLA gives retirees a 2.8% increase in their monthly benefit. Senior-specific inflation has been significantly higher than 3% in some categories. Medicare Part B premiums are ... Read More

Number of Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck Surges

According to a recent survey by payroll processing firm ADP, 64 percent of American workers polled report living paycheck to paycheck, up from the 46 percent who said the same in a 2023 study ... Read More