Gallup: Consumer confidence rises slightly

(Sept. 17, 2013) -- Last week, 42 percent of Americans said the economy is getting better and 53 percent said it is getting worse, for a net economic outlook score of -11, six points higher than the -17 in the week ending Sept. 1. Seventeen percent of Americans rate current economic conditions as "excellent" or "good," while 35 percent rate them as "poor."