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Until revised in a few months
1 posted on 07/27/2023 11:29:24 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Few Months=one week.


2 posted on 07/27/2023 11:35:36 AM PDT by rickomatic
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To: ChicagoConservative27
...vacation travel, restaurant meals and Taylor Swift tickets.

I don't know about anyone else, but I have been too banged up from trips to the grocery store to be able to shell out for luxuries like these

3 posted on 07/27/2023 11:36:11 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Of course the inflation number is a complete lie.


4 posted on 07/27/2023 11:37:16 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

and our debt and inflation grew at an even faster rate!


5 posted on 07/27/2023 11:37:52 AM PDT by patriot torch
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I wonder what growth is when adjusted for price increases due to inflation really is?

2.4% growth with 5-10% inflation is 2.5-7.5% economic contraction.


7 posted on 07/27/2023 12:01:21 PM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Blew away expectations” the newsmen say😂


8 posted on 07/27/2023 12:01:44 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: ChicagoConservative27

People who were fired during COVID are allowed to return to work.


10 posted on 07/27/2023 12:03:50 PM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Suceed, Well So Much For Skydiving ~)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Government spending increased 2.6%, including a 2.5% jump in defense expenditures and 3.6% growth at the state and local levels.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/27/gdp-q2-2023-.html


11 posted on 07/27/2023 12:04:50 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They count printing money as ‘growth’.


12 posted on 07/27/2023 12:07:43 PM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I saw some cheering on this, but 2.4% annual is fairly awful. A good economy for the US runs at 3-4% typically.


15 posted on 07/27/2023 12:26:55 PM PDT by NotWokeOrCommie
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