The outsized surge in imports last quarter makes the negative Q1 GDP reading an inordinately poor reflection of the economy's strength. However, stripping out an artificially large jump in IT equipment investment leaves underlying growth slower than some commentators have claimed. The truth lies somewhere in the middle: the economy is slowing but not collapsing.
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