Consumers spent less than expected in July as a pullback in auto sales helped cool an economy struggling to shake off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Retail sales rose 1.2% for the month, against the expected increase of 2.3% from economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
The news wasn't all a letdown, however: Excluding autos, the gain was 1.9%, ahead of the 1.2% estimate. A separate report also showed that worker productivity rose at its fastest pace in 11 years, up 7.3% annualized for the second quarter and well ahead of the 1.5% Reuters estimate.
Overall, it was the third straight monthly increase.
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Yup! And I got big plans for my next stimules check too!
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Yet, somehow, Orange Man bad.
ReplyDeleteWorker productivity rose?
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The workers who still show up for work are now doing the job of 2 - 3 people.
The demand for labor is unbelievable.
We need some Mexicans in here fast because the lazy Americans will not work.
By the way, 12:29 . . .
POTUS has absolutely nothing to do with the economy.
Never has, and never will.
The international banking families are firmly in control of the production (retraction) of fiat currency.
It's all that unemployment being pumped in. Just wait until it ends. It is important to save for a rainy day. But don't worry when we are all homeless, we can stay in a hotel paid for by your local government. It just gets better in better. I hope they put me in one with free breakfast.
ReplyDeleteIt is all that lazy a$$ $600 a week freebie they are getting.
ReplyDeleteSocialism money.
That $600 extra dollars over regular unemployment can buy you lots of stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhen you done need to pay your rent it leaves alot of the extra money for goodies. Not a good thing to get people used too. People who can't pay their bills or who never learned how to save money never will. They are bankrupting middle class now. Landlords, bars, restaurants owners, small business, removing cash, etc. I don't get how people don't see what is going on. We are literally a social experiment.
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