(I am working on this question for ECON and it seems the answers I am finding are somewhat subjective).
2006-08-27 09:03:47 · 3 answers · asked by SCARLETT2163 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Here is a table of gpp growth by quarter for the previous 3 1/2 years.
2003 1st q 1.2%
2n q 3.5%
3rd q 7.2%
4th q 2.5%
2004 1st q 3.9%
2nd q 4.0%
3rd q 3.2%
4th q 2.6%
2005 1st q 3.3%
2nd q 3.2%
3rd q 4.2%
4th q 1.8%
2006 1st q 5.6%
2nd q 2.5%
The fact that the statistics vary so greatly makes me suspicious as to their validity. This is the government we are dealing with.
2006-08-27 10:07:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The seasonally adjusted quarter by quarter GDP growth rates are given in this graph
http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/gdp.htm
In general an excellent summary of current macroeconomic data on the U.S. is given at this White House site
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
Hope this helps!
2006-08-27 11:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by rwirick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GDP has been pretty flat. Below is a web site where you can get lots of information on it.
2006-08-27 09:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋