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Howard Lutnick: “It came down from 9% down to below 3%.”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Published | Video Starts at 10:17

25 there, 25 here. We, we don't have inflation. Everybody knows we don't have inflation at 2%. I mean, we're, we're closer to 3% than 2%. Okay, well, It came down from 9% down to below 3%. And I think we have a great economy that can, well, handle lower rates, which will allow people to buy houses, which will allow a lot of growth in America, which is jobs for Americans, which is what we're about. (10:17–10:22)

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Asserts that inflation decreased from 9% to below 3%.

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