I'll take a +2.5% annualized. And yes, you missed your prediction, but so what? Growth is growth (even if you take out the Fed QE whatever's 1%).
You do good work/commentary.
And no, I haven't analyzed the data yet, and probably won't until the initial estimate is revised in a few weeks.
5.56mm
Thanks. And don’t forget the all important third and final revision... ;-)