The U.S. economy continues to experience weak growth. Recently revised data for U.S. real GDP show an annualized growth rate of 1.3 percent for second quarter 2012, somewhat below the previous estimate of 1.7 percent. Consumer spending drove most of the gains, but it was lower than in first quarter. Business fixed investment and residential investment also made smaller … [Read more...] about November 2012: Business Indicators
October 2012: Business Indicators
The U.S. economy continues to experience slowing growth. Revised data for U.S. real GDP show an annualized growth rate of 1.7 percent for second quarter, somewhat lower than the 2.0 percent rate set in first quarter 2012. Consumer spending drove most of the gains, but it was lower than in first quarter. Business fixed investment and residential investment also made smaller … [Read more...] about October 2012: Business Indicators
September 2012: Business Indicators
The U.S. economy continues to experience slowing growth. Second quarter data for U.S. real GDP show an annualized growth rate of 1.5 percent, lower than the annualized rate of 2.0 percent during first quarter 2012. Consumer spending drove most of the gains, but was much lower than in first quarter. Business fixed investment and residential investment also made smaller … [Read more...] about September 2012: Business Indicators