An article in the Wall Street Journal stated that a change in inventories “dragged down the overall growth in GDP by nearly a full percentage point” below what it otherwise would have been. For this...

An article in the Wall Street Journal stated that a change in

inventories “dragged down the overall growth in GDP by

nearly a full percentage point” below what it otherwise

would have been. For this result to have occurred, is it likely

that inventories increased or decreased? Briefly explain.

Source: Josh Mitchell, “U.S. GDP Growth Slowed on Tepid

Consumer,” Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2017.