no it is wrong and a lie but of course you checked it out first - year to date we did not shrink
Real gross domestic product (GDP) declined 0.4% in the second quarter of 2025, following a 0.5% gain in the first quarter.
On a per capita basis, real GDP was down 0.4% in the second quarter, after an increase of 0.4% in the previous quarter. Final domestic demand, which represents total final consumption expenditures and investment in fixed capital, was up 0.9% in the second quarter of 2025, following a decline of 0.2% in the first quarter. Increased household and government spending led the rise in final domestic demand in the second quarter.
Exports declined 7.5% in the second quarter of 2025 after increasing 1.4% in the first quarter. As a consequence of United States-imposed tariffs, international exports of passenger cars and light trucks plummeted 24.7% in the second quarter. Exports of industrial machinery, equipment and parts (-18.5%) and travel services (-11.1%) also declined.
Over the year everything is still on the PLUS SIDE and 2nd quarter tariffs are making exports slow dumb ass
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