Thursday, September 25, 2025

Economy Slows Down? Nope!

Another Lefty myth blown to smithereens.

  ...the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its third and final estimate of second-quarter growth, and the results blew through the doomsday chatter from the left. The economy expanded at a robust annualized rate of 3.8% from April through June, far above the 3.3% forecast and higher than the initial estimate of 3.0%....

But there are some painful areas which will have a longer-term effect:

... Consumer spending, long a key barometer of economic strength, also came in hotter than analysts had anticipated. Services in particular saw a strong revision upward, led by transportation, financial services, and insurance....

That's followed by a quick reference to 'a downward revision in "goods" spending.'

There's a reason for that:  the services mentioned are "must haves."  Therefore, goods spend is slowed.  

One more thing:  the fable of "tariff tax" has yet to emerge as reality. 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I know plenty of while collar folks who've lost jobs (private sector/not tech) in the last year & still looking. Mostly folks in their 30s & 40s. The only economy that counts is the one where they're working.

Anonymous said...

Teach em to build trucks!!!

Trump: All Medium-, Heavy-Duty Trucks Entering US Will See 25 Percent Tariff on Nov