What Cars And Big Rigs Say About The Economy

Neil Irwin, Washington Post
Fri, 10/12/2012 - 7:00am

For an absurdly simple model of how the U.S. economy works, think of it as consisting of only two halves: Cars and trucks. Cars represent the demand side of the economy: The desire of Americans to buy the goods and services they want, need or enjoy. Trucks, specifically 18-wheelers and other big rigs, represent the supply side of the economy: The factories and shipping networks that make and distribute all those goods and services that consumers buy.

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