Global| Oct 27 2017U.S. GDP Growth Remains Firm in Q3, Despite Storm Effects
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Summary
Economic growth of 3.0% (2.3% y/y) during Q3'17 roughly matched growth during Q2. Together, these were the firmest quarters since the middle of 2014. The latest figure surpassed expectations for a 2.6% rise in the Action Economics [...]
Economic growth of 3.0% (2.3% y/y) during Q3'17 roughly matched growth during Q2. Together, these were the firmest quarters since the middle of 2014. The latest figure surpassed expectations for a 2.6% rise in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. The Commerce Department indicated that Hurricane Harvey reduced oil & gas output, while Hurricane Irma lessened agriculture production.
The GDP figures can be found in Haver's USECON and USNA database. USNA contains virtually all of the Bureau of Economic Analysis' detail in the national accounts, including the integrated economic accounts and the recently added GDP data for U.S. Territories. The Action Economics consensus estimates can be found in AS1REPNA.
Tom Moeller
AuthorMore in Author Profile »Prior to joining Haver Analytics in 2000, Mr. Moeller worked as the Economist at Chancellor Capital Management from 1985 to 1999. There, he developed comprehensive economic forecasts and interpreted economic data for equity and fixed income portfolio managers. Also at Chancellor, Mr. Moeller worked as an equity analyst and was responsible for researching and rating companies in the economically sensitive automobile and housing industries for investment in Chancellor’s equity portfolio. Prior to joining Chancellor, Mr. Moeller was an Economist at Citibank from 1979 to 1984. He also analyzed pricing behavior in the metals industry for the Council on Wage and Price Stability in Washington, D.C. In 1999, Mr. Moeller received the award for most accurate forecast from the Forecasters' Club of New York. From 1990 to 1992 he was President of the New York Association for Business Economists. Mr. Moeller earned an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University, where he graduated in 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from George Washington University.
