The one statistic that is major trouble for White House ‘recession’ defense

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President Joe Biden and the White House are working hard to claim the United States is not in a recession — but one key statistic in Thursday morning’s gross domestic product report spells particular trouble for the economy.

Growth in final sales to private domestic purchasers, adjusted for inflation, fell to zero.

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