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BEA: GDP Increases at 3.5% Annual Rate in Q3
From the BEA : Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2009, (that is, from the second quarter to the third quarter), according to the ...
A welcome GDP report
A welcome GDP report
econbrowser.com — The Commerce Department reported today that the seasonally adjusted real value of the nation's production of goods... and services grew at a 3.5% annual rate during the third quarter, a little better than the 3.2% average seen since 1947.  ... (more) A welcome GDP report
U.S. 3Q GDP increases 3.5%, most in two years
marketwatch.com — WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.5% annual pace in the third quarter, as... massive government stimulus dragged the economy out of the longest and deepest recession since the 1930s, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday. ... (more) U.S. 3Q GDP increases 3.5%, most in two years
Big GDP Number: 3.5%
ritholtz.com — More to follow shortly . . . (more) Big GDP Number: 3.5%
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A welcome GDP report
Econbrowser — ... Other takes on today's numbers were provided by WSJ Real Time, Calculated Risk, Jon Hilsenrath, Economix, and Justin Fox, whose general theme seems to be concerns about whether this growth will be sustained into 2010.

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