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uponit7771

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11. ***IMPORT DATA IS SKEWED*** Big fall on imports boosted GDP like big increase in

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:54 PM

Jul 31

... imports last quarter made GDP fall.

- Negative corp spending outside of AI data centers
- consumer spend fall YoY, better than last quarter
- QoQ exports **FELL**

NONE of this is extra good news for economy that Trump continues to be unstable with.

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US economy grows at 3% in Q2, rebounding from first pullback in 3 years [View all] In It to Win It Jul 30 OP

"You know you can trust us to be totally truthy. Heh heh." - Krasnov (r-felon) & G.O.P. Liars, Inc. BoRaGard Jul 30 #1

Everything is great! Life is wonderful! #SoBlessed!*** NCDem47 Jul 30 #2

Yes, and there is no climate change either. LisaL Jul 30 #3

I don't believe these numbers at all. OrlandoDem2 Jul 30 #4

Every major financial Greg_In_SF Jul 30 #5

That's not how it works. W_HAMILTON Jul 31 #7

I don't think Greg_In_SF Jul 31 #8

Oh, I do. But while we're doing this: I don't think you understand how fascism works. W_HAMILTON Jul 31 #9

Or not. moondust Jul 31 #6

Domestic growth edhopper Jul 31 #10

***IMPORT DATA IS SKEWED*** Big fall on imports boosted GDP like big increase in uponit7771 Jul 31 #11

I sense a Sharpie at work. LudwigPastorius Jul 31 #12

I'd buy that for a dollar!! Strelnikov_ Jul 31 #13