GDP

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measurement of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period in time. GDP provides a detailed economic look at a country, used to estimate the growth of economy.

Source: bea.gov

Goldman Sachs: AI’s GDP Impact Could Be Bigger Than Electricity
Goldman Sachs: AI’s GDP Impact Could Be Bigger Than Electricity
August 03, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Could the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the economy eclipse that of electricity? It’s possible, according to a recent report by Goldman Sachs Economics Research that...

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US Personal Income Rises as Consumer Spending Slows
US Personal Income Rises as Consumer Spending Slows
June 30, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Consumer spending continued to drop in May as U.S. households curtailed spending and boosted their savings. Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released...

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Consumer Sentiment Predicts Prolonged Economic Turbulence
Consumer Sentiment Predicts Prolonged Economic Turbulence
April 30, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Government data confirms what consumers already know: Market and Main Street stabilization may be further off than previously thought. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)...

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‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud  Merchants’ Outlook
‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud Merchants’ Outlook
March 30, 2023  |  Economy

Economic data can be a work in progress — refined, revised and re-presented to better understand where things stand. For merchants, the big picture got...

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World Bank Says Nations Must Adopt Policies to Boost Growth
World Bank Says Nations Must Adopt Policies to Boost Growth
March 27, 2023  |  Economy

Nations need to make changes to prevent an anticipated slump in global growth. So said the World Bank in a report released Monday (March 27)...

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Retailers Lag Broader Main Street Business Recovery in Q3
Retailers Lag Broader Main Street Business Recovery in Q3
November 15, 2022  |  SMBs

The small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) on Main Street, USA, were some of the hardest hit in March 2020, and pandemic recovery, though swift, has...

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GDP Contracts Again, Sparking New Recession Angst
GDP Contracts Again, Sparking New Recession Angst
July 28, 2022  |  Economy

The U.S. economy contracted for the second consecutive quarter, with gross domestic product (GDP) decreasing at a 0.9% annualized rate after decreasing 1.6% in the...

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Data May Show US Economy Shrank for Second Straight Quarter
Data May Show US Economy Shrank for Second Straight Quarter
July 26, 2022  |  Economy

With the possibility of a Thursday (July 28) report showing the U.S. economy shrank for the second straight quarter, the Biden administration is getting in...

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New Data Shows Main Street Businesses Rebuilding for Post-Pandemic Economy
New Data Shows Main Street Businesses Rebuilding for Post-Pandemic Economy
April 21, 2022  |  SMBs

With 130,000 permanent closures in 2020, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) suffered economic impacts early on in the pandemic. Today, the SMBs that typically drive...

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