Friday, May 29, 2015

Honey! I shrunk the Economy

Whose economy is this?  PB

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From the New York Times online:

The economy got off to an even weaker start this year than first thought, the government reported Friday, as economic activity contracted amid a disappointing trade picture and continued caution on spending by businesses and consumers alike.

The 0.7 percent decline in economic output in the first quarter of 2015 was a reversal of the initial 0.2 percent advance for the period reported last month by the Commerce Department.

While statistical quirks and one-time factors like wintry weather in some parts of the country played a role, as did a work slowdown at West Coast ports, the lackluster report for January, February and March underscores the American economy’s seeming inability to generate much momentum...
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Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/business/economy/us-economy-gdp-q1-revision.html?

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