Quote Originally Posted by bhallg2k
You failed to mention that 3.4% is a slowdown from previous months. You also failed to mention that those figures are skewed because they do not account for food and energy costs - which have markedly risen. And again you failed to mention that the Commerce Department has had to revise annual growth figures down from previous false reports (Arthur Andersen-style accounting).
If it's true that the report fails to take into account energy costs, then the report means nothing. If it does, congratulations.