About that 2022 “technical recession”

“Remember two years ago,when GDP was reported as having shrunk for two consecutive quarters, and there was an entire exhausting discourse about whether it qualified as a recession? Turns out it was a statistical illusion.”

“The Commerce Department published on Thursday morning revised GDP data for the past several years based on more complete information. One of the adjustments: GDP is now estimated to have grown in the second quarter of 2022 at a 0.3% annual rate.”

“The revisions also point to more robust GDP growth throughout the post-pandemic expansion, with 2021 GDP growth revised up by 0.3 percentage points, 2022 up 0.6 points, and 2023 up 0.4 points.”

“GDP growth numbers for the second half of 2023 were revised down, pointing to some deceleration of activity heading into 2024.”

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/26/2022-recession-gdp-revision

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