As David Rosenberg observed, 70 % of last quarter's growth represented inventory growth,
while real final sales posted an annual gain of just 0.6 %.
Note first that
while real final sales are not contracting, they rarely show year - over-year contraction until well into a recession (if at all).
Analysts at Bespoke Investment Group noted on Friday that inventories plunged in the second quarter, providing a drag on the headline GDP figures,
while real final sales were up 4.8 %.
Not exact matches
There are so many small things home stagers can do to a property that will dramatically shorten the time it spends on the
real estate market
while increasing the
final sales price for home sellers.