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Friday, March 17, 2017

Q1 GDP Forecasts

by Calculated Risk on 3/17/2017 11:20:00 AM

The advance GDP report for Q1 GDP will be released in April.  Here are a few early forecasts ...

From the Altanta Fed: GDPNow

The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2017 is 0.9 percent on March 16, unchanged from March 15.
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From the NY Fed Nowcasting Report
The FRBNY Staff Nowcast stands at 2.8% for 2017:Q1 and 2.5% for 2017:Q2.
From Merrill Lynch:
We revised down our 1Q GDP forecast to 1.5%, reflecting a mark-to-market with tracking. However, we expect a payback over the next two quarters and upgraded growth to 2.3% from 2.0%. This leaves 2017 growth unchanged at 2.1%.