Heading toward fall, Americans are continuing to rate the U.S. economy negatively, as most pick "uncertain" and "struggling" to describe its current state. Ratings dipped again slightly over the last month.

A third of Americans pick the descriptors "rebounding" or "expanding." (Respondents could pick multiple words.) And more than twice as many said "unfair" as "fair."

Positive views of the economy have been hovering in a range in the 30s all year. They had ticked up slightly toward the end of July, though today it's above the low hit back in the winter.

Behind those views is much the same story as it has been for a while: Prices. Two-thirds say prices are still going up and, perhaps more importantly for outlook, two-thirds expect them to keep going up, at least a little.

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