[Hoodat]

That's the reason they 'downgraded' Q1 from -1.7% to -2.9%. It gives them enough cushion to report positive growth in Q2. It goes something like this:

Actual numbers:
Q1 | -1.7%
Q2 | -1.1%
Total | -2.8%

Two consecutive quarters of decline = Recession

Revised numbers:
Q1 | -2.9%
Q2 | +0.1%
Total | -2.8%

One quarter decline followed by one quarter growth = No Recession

[fhayek]

I think that you are on to something.