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Grace Sward, a senior fellow at the Institute for Regional Economic Studies, argues that the headline GDP number for E239 does not tell the full story.
“The new GDP data for E239 reflects a structural shift, not just a cyclical bounce,” Sward said in a briefing this morning. “While consumption remains flat, we are seeing an unexpected surge in capital investment within the digital infrastructure sector. This is the ‘new’ growth engine for the region.”
Sward points out that previous models failed to account for the informal logistics networks that have solidified in E239 over the past 18 months. She suggests that policymakers should revise their baseline assumptions upward for the next fiscal year.
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