Americans are more likely to say President Trump has raised prices than lower them since returning to office this year, according to a survey released Monday.
In a Yahoo/YouGov poll conducted in late November, 49 percent of respondents said Trump has done more to increase prices, while 24 percent said he’s done more to lower prices. Another 17 percent said he’s done “about the same,” and 10 percent said they’re not sure.
The consumer price index showed prices rose 3 percent in the 12-month period ending in September.
There’s a clear partisan divide in the way Americans perceive Trump’s effect on prices.
Among independent voters, 54 percent say the president has done more to raise prices, while 18 percent say he’s done more to lower them.
Most Democrats, at 86 percent, say Trump has helped increase prices, while only 1 percent say he’s helped lower prices. And Republicans are more likely to say Trump has helped lower prices — at 53 percent — while just 12 percent say he’s helped raise prices.
The survey comes as Trump has renewed his focus on cost of living, as Democratic candidates who zeroed in on an affordability message during last month’s elections proved successful in races around the country.
The survey was conducted Nov. 21-24 and included 1,684 adults. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.
