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Statement from U.S. Commerce Department Chief Economist Mark Doms on the Second Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2010

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2010. Real GDP grew 2.8 percent at an annual rate, less than expectations and revised down from the 3.2-percent advance estimate. The downward revision reflects a wider trade deficit, reduced state and local government spending, and lower personal consumption.

Chief Economist Doms Delivers Key Address on Economic Outlook for 2011

 

Chief Economist Mark Doms speaks in KY at 22nd Annual Outlook Conference

Lexington, KY, February 1, 2011 - Chief Economist Mark Doms made a presentation entitled “Innovation, Competitiveness, Economic Growth and Public Policy” at the 22nd Annual Economic Outlook Conference for 2011 sponsored by the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics at the Lexington Convention Center.