Thursday, May 28, 2015

GDP Now: GDP To Surge -- Forecast Jumps 14% To 0.8% Growth; From Earlier 0.7% Growth Expectations

Latest forecast — May 26, 2015
The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of 2015 was 0.8 percent on May 26, up slightly from 0.7 percent on May 19.
Following this morning's advance durable manufacturing report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the forecast for second-quarter real equipment investment growth increased from 3.5 percent to 5.1 percent while the forecast for the change in inventory investment in 2009 dollars increased from -$22 billion to -$19 billion.

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