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)

UK’s 2020 Economy Worst In 300 Years
UK’s 2020 Economy Worst In 300 Years
February 12, 2021  |  Economy

The economy in the U.K. contracted 9.9 percent in 2020, the worst year on record since 1709, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in...

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US Economy Sees 4 Pct GDP Gain In Q4 Of 2020
US Economy Sees 4 Pct GDP Gain In Q4 Of 2020
January 28, 2021  |  Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) went up 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, slightly below economists’ forecasts of 4.3 percent, according to a report...

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Five Ways The Connected Economy And Big Tech Helped U.S. GDP Recover
Five Ways The Connected Economy And Big Tech Helped U.S. GDP Recover
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

Commerce Department figures out Tuesday (Dec. 22) showed that the U.S. economy snapped back at a 33.4 percent annual rate during the third quarter following the...

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France Leads Eurozone’s Rising GDP As New Lockdowns Loom
France Leads Eurozone’s Rising GDP As New Lockdowns Loom
October 30, 2020  |  International

Against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases, the Eurozone is reporting a rebounding economy, with a 12.7 percent hike in third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP),...

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GDP Surges – But What’s Next For The Consumer?
GDP Surges – But What’s Next For The Consumer?
October 29, 2020  |  Economy

It was a pretty low bar to hurdle. The second quarter’s GDP trends were the worst in history, impacted of course by the pandemic, the...

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US GDP Rebounds With 33.1 Pct Annual Increase
US GDP Rebounds With 33.1 Pct Annual Increase
October 29, 2020  |  Economy

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday (Oct. 29) that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annual rate of 33.1 percent in...

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US GDP declined by 31.4 percent in Q2, Slightly Better Than Estimates
US GDP declined by 31.4 percent in Q2, Slightly Better Than Estimates
September 30, 2020  |  Economy

For the U.S. GDP, a slight improvement of some very bad numbers is an improvement, technically. But the bar was set pretty low, and the...

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Cloud Technology For FIs, Debit Cards, Potential Credit Card Default Crisis Top This Week’s News
Cloud Technology For FIs, Debit Cards, Potential Credit Card Default Crisis Top This Week’s News
July 31, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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The Big U.S. GDP Crash Reverses Economic Growth Of Last 11 Years
The Big U.S. GDP Crash Reverses Economic Growth Of Last 11 Years
July 30, 2020  |  Economy

“Worst quarter ever.” It sounds like a bit of hyperbole, but that’s an accurate description of the quarter that started in March and ended in June...

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