Macro Data – US Prelim Q2 GDP
29th July, 2021 2:18 pm The headline Q2 GDP number looks like quite a big miss as +6.5% q/q ann. versus the +8.5% mkt median. And Q1 was revised down a touch too. But the underlying picture still looks pretty robust in reality. In fact, the bulk of the miss could be attributed to the ongoing disruptions that Covid continues to generate, specifically in terms of the further sharp decline we saw in inventories, which knocked 1.1% pts from that 6.5% rate. Government spending was also notably weak (its contribution knocking a further -0.3% pts off the headline), particularly government investment.
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