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GDP UPDATE….The preliminary first quarter GDP estimate is in:
In its latest report on gross domestic product, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today that the economy grew 0.6 percent over the first quarter of the year — the same rate as in the prior three months and the weakest growth since 2002.
I’m surprised. I would have guessed lower than that, so in some weird sense I suppose this counts as good news.
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