Economy in U.S. Shrank at 6.1% Rate in First Quarter
Posted By thestatedtruth.com on May 2, 2009
Well,  this rapid contraction won’t last for ever……………We should start to see low inventories help lead the economy to a tepid recovery in the second half of 2009 or early 2010. From Bloomberg……..The U.S. economy plunged again in the first quarter, capping its worst performance in five decades, reflecting a record slump in inventories and further declines in housing.   Gross domestic product dropped at a 6.1 percent annual pace, more than forecast, after contracting at a 6.3 percent rate in the last three months of 2008, the Commerce Department said today in Washington.  Smaller stockpiles may set the stage for a return to growth in the second half of the year amid signs Fed efforts to reduce borrowing costs and unclog lending are starting to pay off. The recession persisted even as lower gasoline prices and larger tax refunds helped bring an end to the worst slump in consumer spending in almost three decades.  Stockpiles have plunged as companies trimmed stockpiles at a $103.7 billion annual rate last quarter, the biggest drop since records began in 1947. Excluding the reduction, the economy would have contracted at a 3.4 percent pace.
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