Editor's Note: The research below was conducted in partnership between Franklin Templeton and Gallup.WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the U.S.
heads into a tough winter with COVID-19 infections surging to record levels, decision-makers face tough questions about how to gauge the country's economic trajectory in the months before a vaccine can be distributed widely enough to bring the pandemic to an end.The Franklin Templeton-Gallup Economics of Recovery study tracks four key indicators unavailable from government sources of economic data that are important for assessing Americans' ability and willingness to participate in the country's economy as consumers and employees amid the pandemic.