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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Q4 GDP Forecasts

by Calculated Risk on 11/26/2017 08:38:00 AM

From the Altanta Fed: GDPNow

The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2017 is 3.4 percent on November 22, unchanged from November 17.
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From the NY Fed Nowcasting Report
The New York Fed Staff Nowcast for 2017:Q4 stands at 3.7%.
From Merrill Lynch:
We continue to track 2.3% for 4Q.
From Goldman Sachs:
We revised up our Q4 GDP tracking estimate by a total of three tenths to 2.6% (qoq ar) over the last week
CR Note: These forecasts are for Q4. The second estimate of Q3 GDP will be released this week, and the consensus is that real GDP increased 3.3% annualized in Q3, up from 3.0% in the advance report.