GDP report: Economic growth ticks up to 2.6%

[Still a Democrat]

Source: CNN

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster pace during the third quarter than previously estimated, driven by an increase in business investment, the government said Wednesday.

Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic activity, grew at an annual rate of 2.6% in the three months ended in September, according to the Commerce Department, up from the previous reading of a 2.5% rise.



Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/22/news/economy/gdp/?iid=MPM

[Scurrilous]

1. K & R

Thanks. :thumbsup:

[FogerRox]

2. that and 15 million jobs might do the trick

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[forty6]

3. Under Bush, GDP down almost 7% in Q4 2008, now five quarters of

solid growth in a positive direction, 15 months out of Obama's first 23 full months in office.

Way to go!

[Still a Democrat]

4. Chart is dramatic isn't it? n/t

[DesertDiamond]

5. Sorry, GDP was used throughout the Reagan years to fool us. The GDP was always great. But no jobs.