A Gentle Reminder About Today's GDP "Boom"

Before some less educated in basic math get all lathered up over today's record 3Q GDP annualized number, read on.

Before some less educated in basic math get all lathered up over today's record 3Q GDP annualized number of +33.1% following 2Q annualized GDP plunge of -31.4%, a few basic points on math are in order. Specifically, +33.1 - 31.4 does not = +1.7%. It equals (roughly) -8.43% as follows: 

 

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