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Real GDP Increases 2.9% Led by Exports; Expect Revisions

Courtesy of Mish.

Real GDP rose at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) if 2.9% according to the BEA’s Advance Estimate.

The acceleration in real GDP growth in the third quarter reflected an upturn in private inventory investment, an acceleration in exports, a smaller decrease in state and local government spending, and an upturn in federal government spending. These were partly offset by a smaller increase in PCE, and a larger increase in imports.

Exports surged 10%, imports 2.3%.

Real GDP

Doug Short at Advisor perspectives provides his usual fine display of charts in Q3 GDP Advance Estimate: A Surprisingly Strong 2.9%

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The above chart shows the annualized% change from the preceding quarter in Real (inflation-adjusted) Gross Domestic Product and recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Also illustrated are the 3.22% average (arithmetic mean) and the 10-year moving average, currently at 1.39%.

Real GDP Historic Trend


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