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Data Round-Up: Real Consumption on Track for +1.5% Growth in 17Q1

posted by Michael Lewis on March 15, 2017

Found in US, categorized in Macro

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Lackluster February retail sales look better given upward revisions and special factors (i.e., slower-than-usual tax refunds). Overall, FMI is tracking at least +1.5% real GDP growth this quarter

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FMI’s analyses of this morning’s February Retail Sales, February CPI and January Business Inventories reports as well as our review of the March NY Fed Empire Manufacturing Survey. 

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Michael Lewis

Mike Lewis founded Free Market Inc. (FMI) in 1982 as a full-service economic consulting firm, providing insights and in-depth data analysis primarily for institutional money managers and corporate planning directors.

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