All have a positive gradient in Q1.(Click on image to enlarge)Figure 1: GDP (bold black), GDO (tan), and GDP+ (sky blue), all in bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR. GDP, GDO based on 2nd release. Small % at right are Q1 SAAR growth rates. Source: BEA, , author’s calculations.Note that GDO for 2023Q4 is revised down, while my estimate for GDO for 2024Q1was too low (see this ); the level of GDO is 0.2 ppts above what I guessed.Final sales, a measure of aggregate demand, grew at 1.7% q/q SAAR.More By This Author:Employment And Business Cycle Indicators CPI And PCE Deflator Differential And DifferencesMonetary Policy Rates Around The World
GDP, GDO, GDP+
