be optimistic. 29% now say the economy is in recovery. still well short of a majority. but that's an eight-point jump over the past two months. in recent weeks, the president has received positive news on unemployment, inflation, and the stock market. the biden campaign issuing a new statement taking credit, thanks to president biden's leadership, u.s. economy consistently defied expectations with millions of jobs created and inflation at its lowest level in more than two years and many costs coming down for the american people. >> and not just lower inflation but actual lower costs in key areas of consumer spending. >> reporter: but not everyone is convinced. >> he keeps saying that prices are falling. prices aren't falling. it's just that they're not rises as fast as they were in his first two years in office. but he's got to go to the grocery store. he should go to the gas pump. >> reporter: a point he can offensive lined by bill clinton's former treasure secretary and obama's top economic advisor.