New Poll Finds Consumers Aren't Very Merry this Holiday Season

For American shoppers, this holiday season isn’t quite so merry 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 have noticed higher than usual prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts in recent months, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Roughly half of Americans say it is harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts; similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally.

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