Americans Divided On Feeling Richer Or Poorer This Fourth Of July, Nearly Half Say Inflation Is Worse Than Last Year
Americans Divided On Feeling Richer Or Poorer This Fourth Of July, Nearly Half Say Inflation Is Worse Than Last Year
The economy and inflation continue to be key topics for Donald Trump and President Joe Biden to address when discussing the 2024 presidential election.
經濟和通貨膨脹仍然是唐納德·特朗普和喬·拜登總統在討論2024年總統大選時要討論的關鍵話題。
Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, Benzinga polled readers to get a gauge on how inflation is compared to last year.
在七月四日假期之前，本辛加對讀者進行了民意調查，以衡量通貨膨脹與去年相比的情況。
What Happened: The Fourth of July holiday will see millions of Americans celebrate Independence Day with get-togethers with family and friends and in some cases, mark the tradition with fireworks.
發生了什麼：七月四日假期將有數百萬美國人與家人和朋友聚會慶祝獨立日，在某些情況下，還會用煙花來紀念這一傳統。
Benzinga asked readers how the 2024 Fourth of July compares to the previous year.
本辛加詢問讀者2024年的七月四日與去年相比如何。
"Ahead of Fourth of July, how do you feel compared to last year?" Benzinga asked.
“在七月四日之前，與去年相比，你的感覺如何？”Benzinga 問道。
The results were:
結果是：
Richer: 35%
更富有：35%
Poorer: 35%
窮人：35%
About the Same: 31%
差不多：31%
Benzinga also asked directly about inflation compared to the previous year. These were the results:
本辛加還直接詢問了與去年相比的通貨膨脹率。以下是結果：
Better Than Last Fourth of July: 25%
比去年七月四日好：25%
Worse Than Last Fourth of July: 48%
比去年七月四日還差：48%
About the Same as Last Fourth of July: 27%
與七月最後四日差不多：27%
Ahead of the holiday, Benzinga asked if consumers would consider buying less of any common items associated with the Fourth of July. Consumers said they would buy less of the following products, with multiple answers allowed:
假日來臨前，本辛加詢問消費者是否會考慮減少購買與七月四日相關的任何普通物品。消費者表示，他們將減少購買以下產品，允許多個答案：
Fireworks: 44%
煙花：44%
Alcoholic Beverages: 36%
酒精飲料：36%
Barbecue Meats: 32%
燒烤肉：32%
Desserts: 30%
甜品：30%
Fruits & Vegetables: 23%
水果和蔬菜：23%
No, I'll Be Buying Everything as Planned: 37%
不，我會按計劃購買所有東西：37%
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Why It's Important: The survey results show that almost half of consumers think inflation will be worse in 2024 than in 2023.
爲何重要：調查結果顯示，近一半的消費者認爲2024年的通貨膨脹將比2023年更嚴重。
Consumers look ready to still spend on top items for the holidays, but 44% are likely to cut back on fireworks for the holiday. Consumers also appear ready to cut back on alcoholic beverage spending for the holiday, which could impact beer stocks like Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD).
消費者似乎仍準備好在假日期間購買頂級商品，但有44％的人可能會減少假日期間的煙花消費。消費者似乎也準備削減假日期間的酒精飲料支出，這可能會影響安海斯-布希英博（紐約證券交易所代碼：BUD）等啤酒股。
Overall, lower consumer spending for the holiday could have an impact on retail stocks such as Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which often does sales and promotions based on holidays.
總體而言，假日消費者支出減少可能會對沃爾瑪公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：WMT）等零售股產生影響，沃爾瑪公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：WMT）通常根據假日進行銷售和促銷。
In May, the Personal Consumption Expenditure showed a decline. The PCE fell from 2.7% year-over-year in April to 2.6% in May. The figure is one of the preferred measures of inflation for the Federal Reserve.
5月，個人消費支出呈下降趨勢。個人消費支出從4月份的2.7％下降到5月份的2.6％。該數字是聯儲局首選的通貨膨脹衡量標準之一。
The economy is the biggest topic on voters' minds ahead of the 2024 election, according to a Morning Consult poll of nationally registered voters.
Morning Consult對全國登記選民的民意調查顯示，在2024年大選之前，經濟是選民心目中最大的話題。
Benzinga asked what topics readers most wanted to hear from Trump and Biden in the first presidential debate. The economy and inflation won with 50%, ranking significantly ahead of immigration (31%), Ukraine/Gaza Wars (13%) and Bitcoin/Crypto (6%).
本辛加問讀者在第一次總統辯論中最想從特朗普和拜登那裏聽到哪些話題。經濟和通貨膨脹率以50％獲勝，大大領先於移民（31％），烏克蘭/加沙戰爭（13％）和比特幣/加密貨幣（6％）。
The study was conducted by Benzinga on July 2 and July 3 and included the responses of a diverse population of adults 18 or older. Opting into the survey was completely voluntary, with no incentives offered to potential respondents. The study reflects results from 119 adults.
該研究由本辛加於7月2日和7月3日進行，包括18歲及以上不同人群的反應。選擇參加調查完全是自願的，沒有向潛在受訪者提供任何激勵措施。該研究反映了119名成人的結果。
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