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Why governments have a hard time changing GDP

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 27, 2017
Economist Marc Levinson says governments can't do much to increase productivity, despite what you've heard.
President Donald Trump has promised to return the American economy to 4 percent annual growth. That would be up from the 2016 U.S. Gross Domestic Product rate of 1.6 percent.
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Consumer spending surged in April. Why?

by Mark Garrison
May 31, 2016
Is it pent-up demand or confidence in the economy? Either way, it's surprising.
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Who run the world? GDP.

by Adriene Hill
May 30, 2016
But why? Do we put too much emphasis on GDP when evaluating economic health?
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Slower GDP growth reflects global forces

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 29, 2016
The global oil glut and strong U.S. dollar are a drag on U.S. exports and oil production.
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How 2 percent GDP growth looks in the real economy

by Tracey Samuelson
Dec 22, 2015
Limited investments and some wage increases, but not for everyone.
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How economists measure the changing of seasons

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 29, 2015
In figuring out GDP, government economists weigh 'seasonality.'
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How calculating GDP is like making a gravy

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 19, 2015
"Reduce it down and get the real essence of flavor," says a Fed economist.
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U.S. government releases a second revision of GDP

by Noel King
Sep 26, 2014
Nearly every category was up. But growth can be deceptive.
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Why the GDP got revised downward

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 29, 2014
Revised GDP figures showed economic contraction, while other indicators seemed OK.
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We probably should stop taking the GDP so seriously

by David Brancaccio
Feb 28, 2014
Using GDP to rate the economy is like rating a song based on notes.
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