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Worst drop EVER: US economic system plunges over 31% in second quarter

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US gross home product (GDP) fell by a 31.four p.c annualized fee final quarter, marking the steepest drop in output for the reason that authorities began protecting information in 1947, the Commerce Division mentioned on Wednesday.

The earlier worst quarterly drop was noticed within the first three months of 1958, when GDP fell 10 p.c on an annualized foundation.

The brand new knowledge displays a barely upward revision, with output beforehand reported to have contracted at a 31.7 p.c tempo throughout the interval.

“The decline in second quarter GDP mirrored the response to COVID-19, as ‘stay-at-home’ orders issued in March and April have been partially lifted in some areas of the nation in Might and June, and authorities pandemic help funds have been distributed to households and companies,”  mentioned the Bureau of Financial Evaluation.

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“This led to fast shifts in exercise, as companies and colleges continued distant work and customers and companies canceled, restricted, or redirected their spending,” it added.

The US economic system fell at a 5 p.c fee within the first quarter, signaling an finish to a virtually 11-year-long financial enlargement, which was the longest within the nation’s historical past. 

Economists count on development to sluggish considerably within the closing three months of this yr, to a fee of round 4 p.c. The economic system might plunge again right into a recession if Congress fails to cross one other stimulus measure, or if there’s a resurgence of the coronavirus, they are saying.

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