The official GDP data is out — its the worst showing in a quarter-century — and once again, I am compelled to ask:
WHO THE HELL IS STILL SURPRISED BY THESE NUMBERS?!?
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Next release — March 26, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. EDT for:
Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter 2008 (Final)
Corporate Profits: Fourth Quarter 2008
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Source:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2008 (PRELIMINARY)
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
PDF of full release
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp408p.pdf
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