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What's driving the recovery?

Consumers are still a fairly big driving force behind the economic recovery. This is a bit of a concern, given that spending has been funded by lower saving rather than rising incomes. However, last week’s breakdown of Q2 GDP showed that other parts of the economy are now playing a bigger role.

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