US revises down GDP for Q4 to 2.7%
The United States economy expanded at a 2.7 percent annual rate from October through December 2022, a solid showing despite rising interest rates and elevated inflation, the government said Thursday in a downgrade from its initial estimate.
The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 2.9 percent annual rate last quarter. The US Department of Commerce’s revised estimate of the fourth quarter’s gross domestic product (GDP) — the economy’s total output of goods and services — marked a deceleration from the 3.2 percent growth rate from July through September. Read More…