U.S. Economy Growing at Fastest Pace of the Year - Bloomberg
The U.S. economy may end 2011 growing at its fastest clip in 18 months as analysts increase their forecasts for the fourth quarter just a few months after a slowdown raised concern among investors.
Economists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) in New York now see gross domestic product rising 3 percent in the final quarter, up from a previous prediction of 2.5 percent. Macroeconomic Advisers in St. Louis increased its forecast to 3.2 percent from 2.9 percent at the start of November, while New York-based Morgan Stanley & Co. boosted its outlook to 3.5 percent from 3 percent.
The incoming data on consumption, business spending and residential investment all point to GDP growth in the fourth quarter tracking 3.3 percent, said John Herrmann, senior fixed-income strategist at State Street Global Markets in Boston.
Hey dummie, before you go celebrate you ought to look up the definition for the word "may".
The GDP went went up 3 percent and was projected to go up 2.5 percent.
Wow, huge gain!!!.
Plus, we're going into the holiday season and growth always edges up