Even more ominously, it's gone down NINE POINTS just in this most recent quarter.

The last 3 years under Obama, it was a little under $500 billion/year.

Under Trump, it's going to be a little over $600 billion/year for his first 3 years.

I also just posted a thread on this.

Trade War causing manufacturers to stop expansion.

What Trump is miscalculating is the agility of manufacturing to pick right back up where they left off once he cuts his horrible deal with China. these companies plan years in the future, and these numbers indicate many of them are forgoing expansion and instead will wait it out until an adult is in charge.

too many big corporations rely on both buying and selling products internationally.

Looks like manufacturing is feeling what the farmers are. If they do finally figure this out, what happens then? We've trashed years and years of progress. Recovery won't happen in a couple of weeks.

Trump Slump, here we come.

For years, economists have expected a slight recession in the first half of the 2020s decade. Trump took a bad situation and made it worse and now the recession comes earlier.

It some areas, it definitely seems like it's a recession