The Us Economy Grew at a 3.8% Rate in the Second Quarter
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It does point out the difference between the technical recession indicators and what people feel. We had similar results a year ago, and the incumbent government was destroyed for it.
Unfortunately measuring that "what people feel" component is really hard. It often presages a technical recession, but like all economic indicators it has predicted 17 of the last 4 recessions.