This document consists of two presentation slides (pages 361 and 362) from a KPCB report titled 'USA Inc. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider?'. The slides provide a macroeconomic analysis of the US consumer's role in GDP growth, highlighting a shift after 2007 where wealth destruction (real estate and equity decline) and high unemployment (rising to 10%) forced consumers to increase savings and decrease spending. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' bates stamp, indicating it was part of a Congressional investigation.
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| KPCB |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, venture capital firm whose logo appears on the slides.
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| BEA |
Bureau of Economic Analysis, cited as source for GDP data.
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| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, cited as source for unemployment data.
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| USA Inc. |
Title of the presentation series noted in the footer.
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| S&P |
Referenced regarding the S&P 500 decline and Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021022'.
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The analysis focuses entirely on the US economy, consumers, and GDP.
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"USA Consumers = Biggest Demand Driver For GDP Growth, Until 2007"Source
"Beginning in 2007, Wealth Destruction + High Unemployment Forced Consumers to Save Again, Potentially Reducing Short-Term Demand for Goods & Services"Source
"All in, the key driver of US GDP growth – the US consumer’s ability to spend – is severely constrained in the short term as he / she aims to rebuild savings and contain spending."Source
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