The third estimate of Q3 2012 US GDP came out on December 20, just as
the holiday season was in full swing and as the limited public appetite
for economic news was focused on the fiscal cliff. The report deserved
more notice than it got. The Bureau of Economic Analysis
revised its estimate of real GDP growth upward to a respectable 3.1
percent from the 2.7 percent of the second estimate, which came out in
November. The latest estimate looked even better set against the anemic
2.0 percent reported in October’s advance estimate. The latest report
also revised the estimate for nominal GDP growth upward to 5.9 percent,
the fastest in almost four years. >>>Read more
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