The upward revision to real GDP growth in Q2, from 0.4% q/q to 0.5% q/q, suggests that the economy has been a bit more resilient to higher energy prices in the first half of the year than previously thought. This resilience may continue into Q3, but we still expect it to fade in Q4 as higher inflation takes a bigger bite out of households’ real incomes.
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