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Heard on the Street Wednesday Recap: Shrinkage
Heard on the Street Wednesday Recap: Shrinkage · The Wall Street Journal

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A surge in imports to get ahead of tariffs was mainly to blame, though consumer spending also slowed. The economic outlook is highly unclear from here. The drag on GDP from imports should be reversed as merchants run down inventories, but tariffs could then start to boost costs in earnest.