Four Measures of Aggregate Economic Activity

Output is still rising smartly according to one index (2.1% m/m annualized): Figure 1: GDP (blue bars), SPGMI monthly GDP (red), Brave-Butters-Kelley index (blue), Coincident Index (green), all in logs 2024M01=0. Source: BEA 2026Q1 advance, SPGMI; Kelley School, annd Philadelphia Fed via FRED, and a