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August Real Median Household Income down Relative to May

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Monday, September 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Motio Research‘s measure is down 1.2% relative to May, but flat relative to July. Note that the nominal income is also down 0.3% relative to May. Their household-income momentum index, a recession...

Motio Research‘s measure is down 1.2% relative to May, but flat relative to July. Note that the nominal income is also down 0.3% relative to May. Their household-income momentum index, a recession signal, is down: A description of this index is discussed in this post. According to their rule, we would need another two consecutive […]

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