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Economic Pulse: Week of 2/16/24

How have our expenditure patterns changed in the last half a century?

The US economy is considered the consumer economy since we spend more of our GDP on goods and services than any other developed country. And the amount of money we spend, as consumers in the US, is levels of magnitude higher than any other country.

Click here for the latest Lehigh Valley Economic Review.

Listen to Economic Pulse Fridays at 5:44 PM during All Things Considered; Mondays at 7:30 AM during Morning Edition.

(Original air-date: 2/16/24)

Dr. Kamran Afshar is the host of the weekly WDIY feature Economic Pulse, and he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association as a Vice President.
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