25 JunPS Economic Forecaster- June 2025
Well, that was fun! We want to thank you for your patience as we delayed publishing this edition of the Forecaster. Economists are struggling to deliver quality results due to a growing number of data challenges, which are rooted in consumer behavior, data availability, data revisions, and seemingly contradictory signals and historical patterns. We are faced with a mixed set of indicators in our region, much like on the national stage. For now, we are going to stick with the economy continuing to grow, but at a slower pace and with more volatility than we are used to seeing. It is also possible it may slow more than we are predicting. At the Federal level, we seem to have one foot on the gas and another on the brake, and very little overall policy consistency to know which is the better option. Layered on top is a similarly mixed bag of foreign policies. In July, we will hit record on the next podcast and see what we think of the next 30 days. Daily, we will post 6-8 noteworthy items in our social media stream. Be sure to join us for those! We also do live presentations throughout the state. If you are interested in having us talk with your group, please let us know.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 33 - Number: 2
Leading Index Title: Mixed Signals in the Puget Sound Economy
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Authors:
- Hart Hodges
- James McCafferty
- James Mark Gbeda
- Anna Newberry
- David Reich