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Monthly Archives: January 2012
GDP Retains Pre-Recesssion Peak
This morning the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate for 2011 GDP. It showed national output for the first time surpassing the pre-recession peak, which occurred in the last quarter of 2007. (See chart below) The expansion in 2011 … Continue reading