Economy Grows Again, But at Slower Rate

This is the key to employment, GDP growth. And 2.8% is not adequate to get people working. More evidence that the "stimulus package" has not worked.

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"The economy grew at a 2.8 percent pace last quarter, as the recovery got off to a slower start than first thought. The Commerce Department's new reading on gross domestic product wasn't as energetic as the 3.5 percent growth rate for the July-September period estimated just a month ago. The main factors behind the downgrade: consumers didn't spend as much, commercial construction was weaker and the nation's trade deficit was more of a drag on growth. Businesses also trimmed more of their stockpiles, another restraining factor. The new reading on GDP, which measures the value of all goods and services produced in the United States - from machinery to manicures - was a tad weaker than the 2.9 percent growth rate economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected."
- Economy Grows Again, But at Slower Rate - CBS News (view on Google Sidewiki)