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Continued GDP vs GDI Recession Ambiguity

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  • Real GDP saw a slightly larger than expected upward revision in Q2, from -0.9% to -0.6% annualised (cons. -0.7%), led by stronger consumption (from 1% to 1.5%) which was only partly offset by a slightly larger than first thought drag from residential investment (-0.6pps).
  • The main drivers are broadly the same as the advance release: GDP fell again in Q2 with a concerning pause in final domestic demand growth (-0.15pp contribution) as a large drag from the change in inventories was only partly offset by a boost from net exports [chart 1].
  • However, newly released data for real gross domestic income (GDI) showed continued divergence to GDP, supporting FOMC members Bullard and Waller in pushing back against recession fears, rising +1.4% annualised in Q2 after +1.8% in Q1 [chart 2].
  • Average the two measures and the economy slowed almost to a crawl though 1H22 (+0.2% annualised), but would still be in stark contrast to the technical recession indicated by GDP (-1.1% annualised).

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