If we ask Americans whether their personal finances will be better in a year, most will always say yes. The sheer consistency of the data makes it meaningless in terms of gauging economic conditions, however, that basic optimism is important to remember when evaluating the U.S. economy.

Jan 1-Mar 31, 2006 Review Earlier Data

Survey of 3,500 adults over preceding seven nights This table is updated daily

RR	Are your personal finances getting better or worse these days?
	All adults				Investors			Non-Investors
	Better	Worse	Same	Not sure	Better	Worse	Net	Better	Worse	Net
June 30	32	47	20	2	42	37	+ 5	23	55	- 32
June 29	33	46	19	2	43	37	+ 6	24	54	- 30
June 28	33	46	19	2	43	37	+ 6	24	55	- 31
June 27	32	47	19	2	41	37	+ 4	25	55	- 30
June 26	32	47	18	2	42	37	+ 5	24	56	- 32
June 25	33	47	18	2	42	37	+ 5	25	56	- 31
June 24	32	47	19	2	42	37	+ 5	24	55	- 31
June 23	32	47	18	2	43	37	+ 6	24	56	- 32
June 22	32	48	18	2	43	37	+ 6	23	56	- 33
June 21	32	47	18	3	44	36	+ 8	23	56	- 33
June 20	32	47	18	3	44	36	+ 8	23	57	- 34
June 19	31	47	19	3	42	36	+ 6	23	55	- 32
June 18	31	46	19	3	42	36	+ 6	22	55	- 33
June 17	31	46	20	3	41	37	+ 4	23	54	- 31
June 16	31	46	20	3	41	37	+ 4	22	54	- 32
June 15	30	46	20	3	40	37	+ 3	23	53	- 30
June 14	30	46	21	3	39	38	+ 1	24	52	- 28
June 13	31	45	21	3	39	38	+ 1	24	51	- 27
June 12	32	45	19	3	40	38	+ 2	25	52	- 27
June 11	33	45	19	3	40	37	+ 3	26	51	- 25
June 10	33	45	19	3	41	37	+ 4	26	51	- 25
June 9	33	45	19	3	41	37	+ 4	25	52	- 27
June 8	34	44	19	3	42	36	+ 6	26	51	- 25
June 7	34	44	20	3	42	36	+ 6	26	51	- 25
June 6	33	44	20	3	43	36	+ 7	25	52	- 27
June 5	32	45	21	2	42	37	+ 5	24	52	- 28
June 4	31	46	21	2	41	38	+ 3	22	54	- 32
June 3	31	47	20	2	42	37	+ 5	22	56	- 34
June 2	31	47	20	2	42	38	+ 4	22	54	- 32
June 1	31	47	19	3	41	39	+ 2	22	54	- 32
May 31	31	48	19	3	41	39	+ 2	23	55	- 32
May 30	31	48	18	3	41	39	+ 2	23	55	- 32
May 29	32	46	19	3	42	38	+ 4	23	53	- 30
May 28	33	45	19	3	43	37	+ 6	25	52	- 27
May 27	33	45	19	3	42	38	+ 4	26	50	- 24
May 26	33	45	19	3	42	39	+ 3	26	50	- 24
May 25	33	45	19	3	42	38	+ 4	25	51	- 26
May 24	33	45	19	3	43	38	+ 5	25	51	- 26
May 23