I guess I've become a cynic in my old age, but to me it has all become "fuzzy math"...with all the manipulation, corruption, CYA, etc. going on.
Hard to believe what anyone does or says anymore(P. T. Barnum economics).
I'm inclined to believe that retail numbers are a lot worse than anything reported.
One retailer blames “bad weather.” A crock. When will someone report honestly that the slump is the result of Obamacare sticker shock?