• vccx [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    China GDP growth since the pandemic began is 5.1% and US is at ~1% lol

    • pooh [she/her, love/loves]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      China GDP growth since the pandemic began is 5.1% and US is at ~1% lol

      It gets even better. Check out this article from March 2021:

      Economists are swiftly upgrading their US growth forecasts as Covid vaccinations accelerate and after Washington enacted a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that is far larger than many thought possible just a few months ago.

      Goldman Sachs is calling for 2021 US GDP growth of 6.9%, the fastest since 1984. Morgan Stanley is even more bullish, predicting 7.3% growth. That would surpass the Chinese government's humble target of 6%. More importantly, these Wall Street estimates for the US' pace are not far from the 8.4% consensus forecast for China among economists polled by Refinitiv.

      All of this means that US GDP growth could rival or perhaps even surpass that of China. This would be a remarkable achievement because the United States is a much more mature economy — and was blown away by China's explosive growth out of the Great Recession.

      The reality looks to be way below these rosy expectations. lol