Economist: The economy seems to be heading out of recession. Recent figures show that consumers are buying more durable goods than before, indicating that they expect economic growth in the near future. That consumers are buying more durable goods than before figures in the economist's argument in which one of the following ways? ["It is the primary evidence from which the argument's conclusion is drawn.", "Its truth is required in order for the argument's conclusion to be true.", 'It is an inference drawn from the premise that consumers expect economic growth in the near future.', 'It is an inference drawn from the premise that the recession seems to be ending.']