Chief Economist Newsletter

Strong growth for the U.S. economy, but will it last?

Potential trade war adds uncertainty to the outlook.

Share of total exports impacted by new tariffs

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Source: Visa Business and Economic Insights analysis of U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Census data as of July 2018.

Growth of consumer economic health* (by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2Q2018)

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Sources: Visa Business and Economic Insights; Visa Metro Insights.
*Measures employment and retail sales growth.