“Numbers don’t lie” but people do.
Get that 2.6% figure from a reasonably reliable source that EVALUATES the figure correctly. The Lying Leftist source MAY give you the right figure but will LIE in its evaluation of the figure, its causes and its effects.
That so called “Leftist Lying Source” is the government’s own Bureau of Economic Research, the same source both Republicans and Democrats rely on.
If you don’t trust this source, maybe you can tell us which source you trust...