New: Q3 Real GDP Up 2.8%, But ...

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. ...

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Current-dollar personal income increased $221.3 billion in the third quarter, compared with an increase of $315.7 billion in the second quarter. The increase primarily reflected an increase in compensation (table 8).

Disposable personal income increased $166.0 billion, or 3.1 percent, in the third quarter, compared with an increase of $260.4 billion, or 5.0 percent, in the second quarter. Real disposable personal income increased 1.6 percent, compared with an increase of 2.4 percent.

Ed Morrissey

Overall this is a good result, but one that will be completely overshadowed by Biden's "garbage" remark last night. Consumer spending really shot up in Q3, rising 3.7% in inflation-adjusted and annualized terms. However, the wage results are a warning that the job market may be falling behind. Those are significant declines in wage growth from Q2. 

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