03/02/2019
U.S. GDP
We finally had a look at fourth-quarter GDP, the report delayed by the government shutdown, so time to revise a piece of mine to include the latest data, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Annualized rates of growth (or contraction). You will see a few repeat numbers, these aren’t typos.
Q4 2018...2.6 percent
Q3 2018...3.4
Q2 2018...4.2
Q1 2018...2.2
Q4 2017...2.3
Q3 2017...2.8
Q2 2017...3.0
Q1 2017...1.8
Q4 2016...1.8
Q3 2016...1.9
Q2 2016...2.3
Q1 2016...1.5
Q4 2015...0.4
Q3 2015...1.0
Q2 2015...3.3
Q1 2015...3.3
Q4 2014...1.9
Q3 2014...4.9
Q2 2014...5.1
Q1 2014... -1.0
Q4 2013...3.2
Q3 2013...3.2
Q2 2013...0.5
Q1 2013...3.6
Q4 2012...0.5
Q3 2012...0.5
Q2 2012...1.7
Q1 2012...3.2
And...yearly annualized GDP...these numbers are different than a simple average of the four quarters.
2018...2.9
2017...2.2
2016...1.6
2015...2.9
2014...2.5
2013...1.8
2012...2.2
2011...1.6
2010...2.6
2009... -2.5
2008... -0.1
2007...1.9
Wall Street History returns in a few weeks.
Brian Trumbore
