While reviewing the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) "advance estimate" of Q4 2009 GDP, it seems instructive to revisit the Q3 2009 "advance estimate" which was discussed here exactly three months ago. A quick review suggests that there is little ...
Shortly after 8:30 am this morning, cable news networks and web sites quickly reported the government's initial estimate of 3.5% growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2009. In terms of depth of reporting, most of ...