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In response to ""U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away"" by David

That... sounds far better than I would have expected. -- nm

Posted by Spawn May 15 '20, 08:15

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A quarter of the economy vanished in two months. -- nm - David May 15, 08:41 7
- If you are going to round that way, Trump should round it down to 5%! -- nm - Spawn May 15, 08:45 5
  - 16.4 + 8.3 = 24.7. -- nm - David May 15, 08:46 4
    - Ummmm..I don't think they're additive. "From March to April" so I think it is like the additional 50% from a previous 50% doesn't equal 100% - JD May 15, 08:52 2
      - Hmm, you're probably right, and I'm wrong. I'd have to see the full numbers to figure out what they've calculated. -- nm - David May 15, 08:53 1
        
        Monthly Retail Trade Report -- (link) - JD May 15, 08:59
    - I don't get the "over the past 12 months are down a crippling 21.6%" -- nm - Spawn May 15, 08:49
- Winning! (I heard that real estate dropped by 50% but then almost entirely rebounded) -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 08:42
Its the April to May numbers that are gonna be staggering -- nm* - eag May 15, 08:24 1
- May? We are reopened!!! -- nm - Spawn May 15, 08:32
yep -- nm - Andie May 15, 08:20
pretty sure someone has already noticed and is using it to tout his america first agenda. -- nm - tRuMaN May 15, 08:19

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