By ANDREW E. SMITH Ph.D., UNH

UNH Survey Center More than three-quarters of Granite Staters say prices on everyday items have increased in the past year and a majority expect that to continue.

High energy prices are also a major concern. Only one in five expect good business conditions nationally over the next year and a majority believe the country’s economy is on the decline. NH residents are similarly pessimistic about their personal finances, with just over a quarter expecting to be better off in a year.

However, Granite Staters’ estimates of their holiday spending is higher than in previous years and more than two-thirds say they have enough money to cover their holiday expenses.  

These findings are based on the latest Business and Industry Association (BIA) Report on Consumer Confidence, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.

Granite State Panel members were sent an invitation to complete the survey and 1,400 completed the survey online. In addition, 2 New Hampshire residents completed the survey after receiving an invitation via text message to complete the survey.

Overall, 1,402 New Hampshire residents completed the survey online between November 13 and November 17. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2.6 percent.  

For complete press release and detailed tabular results, please click: https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/914/