Vast Majority of Americans Don’t Expect Their Finances to Improve in 2023, Cite Inflation

A woman shops for groceries at a supermarket in Monterey Park, Calif., on Oct. 19, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

A large number of Americans do not feel optimistic about their finances improving next year amid the continued cost of living crisis and higher interest rates, a new survey has found.

The consumer financial services company Bankrate.com commissioned YouGov Plc. to conduct the survey among 3,656 adults in the United States between Nov. 15-18.