The unusually cold winter weather may take some of the heat out of the economic recovery, but the adverse impact will be small for two reasons. First, the hit to activity will be cushioned by households spending more to heat their homes. Second, most of the spending, activity or hiring that hasn’t taken place due to the weather will just take place at a later date.
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