41% of American consumers expect their financial situation to worsen over the next 12 months, a figure that has more than tripled compared to the second quarter of 2024. By comparison, the rate peaked at 23% during the 2008 financial crisis. This percentage is also significantly higher than in the 1970s and 1980s, when consumer price inflation exceeded 10%. In addition, 31% of American consumers believe that their personal financial situation will worsen within 5 years, double the rate seen in the 1980s. It should be noted that despite the continuous growth of GDP, Americans feel that the country is in a recession, which, according to several economists, emphasizes that GDP growth is only guaranteed by a particularly high level of investment in AI.

41% of American consumers expect their financial situation to worsen over the next 12 months, a figure that has more than tripled compared to the second quarter of 2024. By comparison, the rate peaked at 23% during the 2008 financial crisis. This percentage is also significantly higher than in the 1970s and 1980s, when consumer price inflation exceeded 10%. In addition, 31% of American consumers believe that their personal financial situation will worsen within 5 years, double the rate seen in the 1980s. It should be noted that despite the continuous growth of GDP, Americans feel that the country is in a recession, which, according to several economists, emphasizes that GDP growth is only guaranteed by a particularly high level of investment in AI.