The plunge in the Economy Watcher’s Survey (EWS) in February to its lowest level since the 2011 tsunami suggests that the intensified spread of the coronavirus will cause consumer spending to fall sharply this month. Household-related activity, business conditions and employment conditions all fell off a cliff, suggesting another contraction in GDP this quarter is a near-certainty.
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