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To: Real Man who wrote (351080)	12/13/2007 6:19:57 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Respond to of 436258

"We publish an analysis of the government statistics: where they are right, where they are wrong, and the implications if they are wrong, which is generally the case. In fact, what has happened over the years is that changes in methodologies have been implemented in reporting the key statistics, with the effect that economic statistics seem stronger than real growth, and inflation numbers tend to be weaker than reality, enough so that GDP (Growth Domestic Product) is overstated by three percent; the unemployment rate is really up around 12 percent as most people would look at it, and the inflation rate is now topping 11 percent. " John Williams, Dec 10, 2007, Shadow Government Statistics