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Economy Picked Up In First Quarter: Grew At 2.5 Percent Pace

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Economy Picked Up In First Quarter: Grew At 2.5 Percent Pace

April 26, 2013 • Growth was a bit weaker than economists expected, but was well above fourth-quarter 2012's weak 0.4 percent increase. The first-quarter figure is likely to be revised in coming months, perhaps closer to the 3.2 percent growth economists were expecting.

Slow But Better Than Thought: 4th Quarter GDP Revised Up Again

March 28, 2013 • The economy grew at a 0.4 percent annual rate in the last three months of 2012, the government estimates. That's better than what economists initially reported.

What Nations Were The Most Forward-Looking In 2012?

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The Two-Way

What Nations Were The Most Forward-Looking In 2012?

February 7, 2013 • Germany was the world's most future-oriented country in 2012, followed by Switzerland and Japan, according to the "Future Orientation Index," which is based on Google searches. Scientists say the index is "strongly correlated" to economic health.

The Two-Way

Economy Shrank At 0.1 Percent Annual Rate In Fourth Quarter

January 30, 2013 • The economy had not contracted in any quarter since the spring of 2009. Among the reasons why there wasn't growth in the last three months of 2012: steep cuts in defense spending.

Third-Quarter Economic Growth Revised Upward

Better than expected: Economic growth was higher in the third quarter than first thought. Here, a worker at a Ford plant in Michigan plugs a batter into a Ford C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicle. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Third-Quarter Economic Growth Revised Upward

November 29, 2012 • Gross domestic product grew at a 2.7 percent annual rate, the government says. Not only is that a sharp upward revision from the previous estimate, it's also growth at twice the rate of the second quarter.

Economic Growth Picked Up Slightly In Third Quarter

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Planet Money

Why GDP Is Like GPA

October 28, 2011 • It's an important indicator, but there's a lot it doesn't tell you.

Why GDP Is Like GPA

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GDP

The Two-Way

Economy Picked Up In First Quarter: Grew At 2.5 Percent Pace

The Two-Way

Slow But Better Than Thought: 4th Quarter GDP Revised Up Again

The Two-Way

What Nations Were The Most Forward-Looking In 2012?

The Two-Way

Economy Shrank At 0.1 Percent Annual Rate In Fourth Quarter

The Two-Way

Third-Quarter Economic Growth Revised Upward

The Two-Way

Economic Growth Picked Up Slightly In Third Quarter

The Two-Way

Economy Slowed Further In Second Quarter

Planet Money

How A Bloated Wall Street Can Hurt Growth

The Two-Way

Jobless Claims Dip Only Slightly; First-Quarter GDP Estimate Unchanged

The Two-Way

Job Growth Slow, Jobless Claims Up, GDP Revised Down

Planet Money

The World's Richest Countries And Biggest Economies, In 2 Graphics

The Two-Way

Economy Grew At 2.2 Percent Rate In First Quarter

Planet Money

Why GDP Per Capita Can Start A Bar Fight

The Two-Way

Third Quarter Growth Estimate Revised Down Again, To 1.8 Percent

Planet Money

Why GDP Is Like GPA

Why GDP Is Like GPA