> that is difficult to fake. Changing the included values and operands, then calling it a new standard, is common in the US. GDP has been an unreliable metric

> that is difficult to fake. Changing the included values and operands, then calling it a new standard, is common in the US. GDP has been an unreliable metric for decades. I noticed when the multitude of chip fabs, across california, closed down had coincided with the president announcing the stockmarket gains were being rolled into the accounting. I thought it was obvious that it was not a meaningful metric for measuring production.