Courtesy of Mish.
On Friday, the FRBNY Nowcast estimate for first quarter GDP dipped from 3.2% to 2.8%.
That makes the spread between Nowcast and GDPNow 1.9 percentage points. However, that straight-up comparison is invalid for reasons discussed below.
First, let’s investigate Nowcast changes.
March 17, 2017: Highlights
- The FRBNY Staff Nowcast stands at 2.8% for 2017:Q1 and 2.5% for 2017:Q2.
- This week’s news had a negative impact on the nowcast, which declined 0.4 percentage point for Q1 and 0.5 percentage point for Q2.
- Retail sales, housing and construction, and manufacturing data all had negative contributions for both quarters.
Nowcast 1st Quarter History
Nowcast 1st Quarter Detail
Significant Changes