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The Graphic Truth: Americans googling the economy

Americans googling the economy
Ari Winkleman
By Carlos Santamaria,
Carlos Santamaria

Carlos Santamaria is a former senior writer at GZERO.

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Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman is the lead designer at Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
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June 05, 2022
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Will the US economy go into a recession this year? As always, economists disagree. Inflation hawks like Larry Summers believe it's almost inevitable, while doves point to the recent robust jobs report to insist we shouldn't panic yet. Still, Americans are concerned, which explains why Google searches for the word "recession" have jumped four-fold since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. We take a look at searches for this term, as well as other economy-related topics Americans have been googling over the past year.

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