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America's terrible first quarter wasn't as bad as we thought

Jun 24, 2015, 18:00 IST

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America's crappy first quarter wasn't as bad as we thought

The third and final revision pegged GDP at -0.2, right in line with expectations.

The report also showed that personal consumption rose 2.1%, beating expectations.

Economists had forecast that the economy contracted -0.2%, according to Bloomberg, and personal spending rose to 1.9% from 1.8%.

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The second revision released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis last month pegged GDP at -0.7%. This final estimate is expected to show an improvement that matches the first estimate of -0.2%.

Wall Street had forecast 2% GDP in Q1, but that growth eluded the economy, and changed its story in just a few weeks.

The Atlanta Fed, which famously nailed the first quarter flop, sees the economy bouncing back in Q2 with 1.9% growth.

We'll be back with full coverage of the data.

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