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Gallup's Economic Confidence Index held steady at -14 last week, maintaining the slight gains it made the prior week.

The government itself leads Americans' list of the top problems facing the U.S. in January. While mentions have fallen from the high during the October government shutdown, they remain elevated, at 21%. The economy follows at 18%.

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index was -17 last week, the best since September, but still below the -3 found in early June. Americans are much more positive about current conditions and the economy's direction than during the shutdown.

Americans' confidence in the economy is still slowly recovering two months after the federal government shutdown ended. The Gallup Economic Confidence Index was -20 last week, compared with -15 in mid-September before the shutdown.

Americans' self-reported daily spending surged to $119 during the pre-Christmas weekend spanning Dec. 21-23, easily the highest three-day average for the holiday season and for the year.

Americans are most likely to name dissatisfaction with government (21%), the economy in general (19%), and healthcare (17%) as the most important problems facing the country. Fewer now mention government than in the prior two months.

Americans' confidence in the economy is slowly improving since the partial government shutdown ended. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index rose two points to -27 last week and is up from -39 in mid-October.

In yet another sign that partisan wrangling over the federal budget is rattling the American consumer, Gallup's Standard of Living Index has tumbled eight points in the past month to 31, its lowest reading since January.

Seven in 10 Americans say the government shutdown is a crisis or major problem, more than said so about the 1995 shutdown. Americans view President Obama, and Republican and Democratic leaders, more negatively as a result.

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