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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 has a Ph.D. in Economics and has taught at graduate and under graduate levels between 1978-88. He has vast experience in economic impact studies, feasibility studies, customer satisfaction surveys, and scientific competitive analysis.
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