Saturday, April 30, 2011

The GDP drop in one graph

GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2010 was, if not amazing, at least reasonable. GDP growth in the first quarter of 2011 was not. Chad Stone graphs what changed:

And note that the reduction in government spending was, too some degree, accidental. That?s mostly the Defense Department delaying some investments. If we decide to start cutting spending in a more determined fashion, we?ll learn that that line can dip a lot lower.



Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=47d177d09088cfb069035944aba014d8

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