U.S. Recession May Have Started at End of 2007
Growth Reduced
For 2005, growth was cut to 2.9 percent from 3.1 percent, and the rate of expansion for 2006 was reduced to 2.8 percent from 2.9 percent. The economy grew 2 percent last year, down from a previously reported 2.2 percent
Nine of the 13 quarters under review were revised down, three increased and one was unchanged.
The largest downward revision was for the last three months of 2007, as the previously reported 2.3 percent gain in consumer spending was reduced by more than half, to 1 percent. Americans cut back on the use of electricity and gas as fuel bills soared.
The largest upward swing, from 3.8 percent to 4.8 percent, was for the second quarter of last year.
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``While everyone focuses on GDP, keep in mind that it is not the only barometer of economic activity,'' David Rosenberg, chief North American economist at Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York, said in a July 28 note to clients. Growth ``is subject to huge historical revisions.''
The four other factors that the NBER takes into account, Rosenberg said, peaked between October 2007 and February 2008. ``We think the recession actually began in January,'' he said.
The NBER usually declares a recession has started between six to 18 months after it's begun, according to its Web site.
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The world cannot grow its way out of this slowdown
Of course, today?s mess was many years in the making and there is no easy, painless exit strategy. But the need to introduce more banking discipline is yet another reason why the policymakers must refrain from excessively expansionary macroeconomic policy at this juncture and accept the slowdown that must inevitably come at the end of such an incredible boom. For most central banks, this means significantly raising interest rates to combat inflation. For Treasuries, this means maintaining fiscal discipline rather than giving in to the temptation of tax rebates and fuel subsidies. In policymaker?s zealous attempts to avoid a plain vanilla supply shock recession, they are taking excessive risks with inflation and budget discipline that may ultimately lead to a much greater and more protracted downturn.
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Recessions Often Begin With Positive GDP Data
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GDP and Investment
Investment is usually the key to the economy, and investment remains weak
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Governor orders layoffs, steep pay cuts for thousands of state workers
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