Consumers Feel Personal Finances and National Economy on an Upswing, New Chase Survey Says

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More Americans believe that their personal finances and the economy are stable or improving than did a year ago, according to the annual Chase Pulse of the Consumer Survey. The majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that the economy is either at bottom and stable or has already bottomed out and is getting better, compared to only 33 percent last year.

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The 2012 Chase Pulse of the Consumer Survey takes a comprehensive look at Americans’ financial habits and their attitudes toward the economy and their own finances. The survey reveals that 65 percent of consumers believe that their personal finances have already bottomed out and are either constant or getting better compared to only 56 percent at this time last year.