Three-fourths of Americans say the economy is "not so good" or "poor," according to a new poll, and the number who say it is poor is the highest in a decade.

The poll by ABC-Money Magazine found that consumer confidence — a combination of attitudes about the national economy, the buying climate and personal finances — had slipped to its lowest level in almost two months.

The survey has found consumers' mood on average this year to be as pessimistic about the economy as they have been in a decade. The most optimistic year in the history of this 17-year-old survey was in 2000....

--AP