Tag: GDP

November 19, 2020

Forecast for US GDP gets downgrade, but jobs projections improve

Forecast for US GDP gets downgrade, but jobs projections improve

Released on November 16, 2020 Economists downgraded their forecast for growth in US gross domestic product for the remainder of this year and the first nine months of 2021, according to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s Survey of Professional Forecasters for the fourth quarter. However, they don’t believe the US unemployment rate will be as highRead More

August 31, 2020

GDP growth in Q2 gets slight upward revision, still biggest decline on record

GDP growth in Q2 gets slight upward revision, still biggest decline on record

Released on August 27, 2020 US gross domestic product decreased by slightly less than initially thought in the second quarter, but it remains in a historic decline, according to a new “second” estimate released today by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. The new estimate is that GDP fell at an annual rate of 31.7%Read More