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  "summary": "US Bureau of Economic Analysis vs Statistics Canada — two national economic-stats agencies on the same continent.",
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            "label": "Composite",
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            "label": "Vintage tracking",
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            "label": "BEA Data API",
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            "label": "US-GDP default",
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          }
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        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "B — strong Canadian statistical authority with open-data API; lower velocity vs G7 peers.",
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            "label": "Composite",
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          {
            "label": "Web Data Service",
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        "value": 72,
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          {
            "label": "Canadian-press default",
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