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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

1Q2015 Gross Domestic Product: Third (Final) Estimate

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revised 1Q2015 growth in real U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) up by over 0.5 percentage point, to a seasonally adjusted and annualized rate of -0.17% (in line with expectations) -- essentially “splitting the difference” between the “advance” estimate of +0.25% issued in April and May’s revision to -0.75%. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and private domestic investment (PDI) contributed to 1Q growth, while net exports (NetX) and government consumption expenditures (GCE) subtracted from it. 
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Contributions to the headline number improved among nearly all major categories in this revision: Exports +0.24%; fixed investment +0.16%; consumer spending on goods +0.12%; inventories +0.12%; governmental spending +0.09%; and consumer spending on services +0.08%. Only imports rained on the upward revision parade, subtracting an additional -0.23% from the headline number.
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