The United States got some fortunate news about the economy as the recession of 2022.  But how strong is the overall economic picture?  How bad is inflation compared to other countries?  What’s to blame for it?  And what might the coming years look like for our businesses?

“Gross domestic product rose 2.6 percent in the third quarter versus the estimate of 2.3 percent,” wrote Jeff Cox from CNBC at the end of October.  This was reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, covering July to September of 2022.  

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is @JohnTures2.