I didn’t mention Germany, not that it’s bad to include it. But unlike the others...

T-A · 2026-10-18T00:56:30 1792284990

Ooops, sorry. Let's throw in the UK too then, and do real GDP growth too (latest data from [2]):

Germany 47.2; 1.3

UK 93.8; 1.3

USA 96.7; 2.3

France 108.8; 0.4

Italy 127.7; 0.8

ericmay · 2026-10-18T02:58:18 1792292298

Thanks for posting and I do mean it. I hope my post didn’t come across snarky I really don’t mind the inclusion of Germany there. :)

cowlevel · 2026-10-18T13:09:41 1792328981

Growing in nominal or real terms? Which numbers did you use for inflation adjustment, because the official ones are very questionable?

ericmay · 2026-10-18T14:23:23 1792333403

> Growing in nominal or real terms?

Either. You can check major sources (WSJ, Financial Times, &c.)

> because the official ones are very questionable?

I trust the institution regardless of what party is in power.