I’m starting to think I could use this tactic regarding my shoe addiction.
Me: Yeah, but since I bought three pairs last week, two pairs this week is actually an IMPROVEMENT.
Him: I thought you bought TWO pairs last week?
Me: I miscounted. It was actually three. Soo... IMPROVEMENT going on here!
Him: How many pairs do you already have?
Me: Those don’t count because I’ve already worn them.
Heck, that tactic keeps confusing at least half the population, surely I can vet it to work on ONE person!
LOL! I love your shoe analogy. Now to put it into practice...hmmmmmm. :)
We all need to leverage this ‘initia’ and ‘revised’ trick!
Here are the trend numbers.
March 15: Reported - 351,000, Revised - 353,000
March 22: Reported - 348,000, Revised - 364,000 Reported - down, Actual - up
March 29: Reported - 359,000, Revised - 363,000 Reported - down, Actual - down
April 05: Reported - 357,000, Revised - 367,000 Reported - down, Actual - up
April 12: Reported - 380,000, Revised - 388,000 Reported - up, Actual - up
April 19: Reported - 386,000, Revised - 389,000 Reported - down, Actual - up
April 26: Reported - 388,000, Revised - 392,000 Reported - down, Actual - up
May 03: Reported - 365,000, Revised - 368,000 Reported - down, Actual - down
May 10: Reported - 367,000, Revised - 370,000 Reported - down, Actual - up
May 17: Reported - 370,000, Revised - 372,000 Reported - no chg, Actual - up
May 24: Reported - 370,000, Revised - 373,000 Reported - down, Actual - up
May 31: Reported - 383,000, Revised - 389,000 Reported - up, Actual - up
June 07: Reported - 377,000, Revised - TBD Reported - down, Actual - TBD
They could not manage to hide the up fact last week. But they did keep it at 10,000 last week vs. the revised and more accurate 16,000. (389,000 vs. 373,000).
They can not even keep the numbers below the mythical 370,000 that supposed AP says is ‘good’. We are clear now in ‘not good’ territory.
The 4 week average that they love to quote is now at its high in the last 4 weeks.
Recovery? What recovery?