It’s not the scorching 5.0 percent or more that we envisioned in our fondest dreams. It’s not the 4.5 percent that might have prompted us to throw a party. But 4.1 percent growth is well more than solid. It’s the sort of pace that would lead us to exceptional prosperity if it could be sustained over the long term.
Can it? That’s the key question, but the journey of a thousand miles begins with a first step, and we took it in the second quarter.