Sentences with phrase «weak headline number»
Despite the weak headline number, average hourly earnings rose to an annualized rate of 2.9 percent.
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It says the U.S. economy is weaker than the headline numbers indicate because the sharp recession of 2008 - 2009 has thrown seasonal - adjustment factors out of whack and they are inflating the smoothed, annualized growth numbers for output, employment, income and sales.
Not only are the consumer sentiment numbers weaker than the headlines suggest, but also small - business owners are likely to infect consumers with their more downbeat views.