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Data Round-Up: Robust Real Consumption Bodes Well; Wage Pressures Rising

posted by Michael Lewis on January 30, 2015

Found in US, categorized in Growth Outlook and Business Cycle

Tags: FMI michael lewis GDP Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Employment Cost Index regional survey

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A hiccup, not the flu! Headline real growth for 14Q4 came in below expectations, but the good news was clear -- real consumption up more than +4% -- while the disappointments (read: trade) were likely exaggerated.

Abstract

FMI’s analyses of this morning’s Advance Report of 14Q4 GDP, the January Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and other Regional Surveys and the 14Q4 Employment Cost Index. 

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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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