https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/01/29/fourth-quarter-gdp-5-7/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:29:00 -0400<![CDATA[The administration got some unexpectedly good news on the economic front this morning, although it had to be qualified almost immediately.  Annualized GDP in the fourth quarter rose 5.7%, the second quarter in a row of growth in the economy, which makes the recovery official.  However, almost two-thirds of it came from a slowdown in liquidation of inventories, leaving an anemic 2.2% of actual growth:]]>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:12:30 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/01/29/fourth-quarter-gdp-5-7-n167062