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The 1.4 percent growth rate marked a sharp slowdown in the economy from the 4 percent pace registered in the third quarter of 2002. Since the end of 2001, economic growth has been jagged, with a quarter of strength followed by a quarter of weakness.
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In the final quarter of 2002, consumer spending grew at a rate of just 1.7 percent, slightly better than the government's previous estimate, but a sharp pullback from the 4.2 percent growth rate registered in the third quarter.
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The 1.4 percent growth rate for GDP in the fourth quarter was the slowest since the second quarter of 2002, when the economy expanded at a below-par 1.3 percent rate.
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Things ARE getting better, not worse.
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-Ronnie Raygun
Are you fucking stupid or are you just trying to piss people off?
That entire article was all about how SHITTY the economy is doing, and your using it as "proof" that everything is fine?
You mind explaining to me how this article indicates that the economy is in fact doing better as you say, because It looks like I've either missed something or the link is wrong.