[davidjgraph]

And that's wrong because the units are outdated?...

[wincy]

It’s wrong because there’s a freak snowstorm in Seattle and it’s 39°F there right now and it’s 81°F in Kansas City. So the average temp between those two place is 60°F which tells us nothing useful about either place.

[kzrdude]

Over longer time the US average temp is useful, it tells us something about the climate, not the weather. Maybe that analogy kinda works for the economy.

[francisofascii]

Sure, but prices are up everywhere for most goods. Are prices actually down for anything significant right now? So using the weather analogy, it is hot everywhere in the US.

[sudosysgen]

If half of the US was under a freak snowstorm that would be pretty significant.