GDP and the Economy - Third Estimates for the Fourth Quarter of 2009

摘要

REAL GROSS domestic product (GDP) increased 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the "third" estimates of the national income and product accounts (NIPAs) (chart 1 and table 1). The increase was revised down 0.3 percentage point from the second estimate (see page 3). In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.