Consumption of goods and services during the COVID-19 recession
(WorldNews Politics)

First, some background on the line graphs shown above and below: The zero `date` is the start of a recession. The x-axis `periods` are the number of months after the start date. And the data are from the BEA`s Personal Income and Outlay survey. Now, what do they show? The main revelation is that real personal consumption expenditures on services have decreased since February 2020, the start of the current recession. And, at...