American pessimism about the U.S. business sector has hit its worst level since 2008, amid historically high inflation, according to a Gallup poll released on Sept. 9.
The new poll found that only 36 percent of Americans have a positive view of the business sector, down from 45 percent before the onset of the pandemic.
Gallup had been asking Americans since 2001 to rate 25 different businesses and industries on a five-point scale, ranging from “very positive” to “very negative.”
The all-time low for the poll was 34 percent in 2008, during the Great Recession, while hitting a record high of 49 percent in 2017.
“Since then, the computer and Internet industries have seen the biggest declines, with much of that occurring before the pandemic,” Gallup reported….