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Poll: Pessimism in economy is worst in 13 years

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 | 9:36 a.m.

Pessimism in the U.S. economy is at its worst in more than 13 years because of a steep decline in consumer expectations after Hurricane Katrina, according to an ABC News/Washington Post survey released Tuesday.

Sixty percent of the 1,000 people polled said the economy is getting worse. That's the highest percentage since December 1991, the year of the first Persian Gulf War. Twenty-seven percent said it is staying the same and 11 percent said it's improving, according to a news release from ABC News.

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