The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace.

The Commerce Department said the economy expanded last quarter at the fastest pace in nearly two years — and more than twice the 2.1% annual rate of the previous quarter.

Thursday’s report on the nation’s gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of goods and services — showed that consumers drove the acceleration, ramping up their spending on everything from cars to restaurant meals. Even though the painful inflation of the past two years has soured many people’s view of the economy, millions have remained willing to splurge on vacations, concert tickets and sports events.

  • @[email protected]
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    291 year ago

    Cereals are all high-margin foods, they charge you that because you’ll fucking pay it, you dirty little piggy. Oink oink

    Anyway, switch to oatmeal, it’s cheaper and there are a million different ways to make it

      • @ohlaph
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        1 year ago

        I haven’t had breakfast in seven minutes, at least.

      • @[email protected]
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        111 year ago

        Yes, almost all boxed cereal is basically candy. One serving of Raisin Bran Crunch has 19g of sugar, which is the same as half a can of coke

        • @BowtiesAreCool
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          Okay but that’s the version with frosted bran flakes- it almost makes sense. The crazy thing is that regular Raisin Bran has 18g of sugar