China News Service, December 17. According to the "Wall Street Journal" report, the latest polls show that most American voters believe that the economic situation in the United States will be worse in 2023 than it is now.
Moreover, about two-thirds of voters believe the U.S. economic trajectory is heading in the wrong direction.
According to reports, despite the recent drop in U.S. oil prices and moderating inflation, this has not changed many people's views on the risk of a recession.
Many economists had predicted that the U.S. economy could slip into a recession.
Republican voters were the most pessimistic about the economy, with 83% expecting the economy to worsen, the survey showed.
Slightly more than half of independent voters feel that way, and only 22% of Democratic voters think the economy will get worse.
According to the report, younger voters will be more pessimistic about the economic outlook next year.
Some 60% of voters ages 18-34 expect things will be worse next year, compared with 42% of voters 65 and older.
Voters were also pessimistic about the overall direction of the U.S., with 66 percent saying things were going in the wrong direction, reflecting pessimism about the U.S. economy.
Still, that's a slight improvement from the 71% of U.S. voters who said so before this year's midterm elections.
It is reported that the survey was conducted by the Wall Street Journal from December 3 to 7.