The strength of recent monthly GDP data has prompted some forecasters to revise up their growth forecasts for this year as a whole. But predictions of an acceleration in growth are, to our minds at least, at odds with the broader evidence. The economic slowdown that began last year, triggered by the fall in the terms of trade, isn’t over. Shrinking real income, stagnant domestic demand and high inventories suggest that production will be cut fairly soon.
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