Preliminary 1Q GDP Drops At 5.7% Annual Rate

Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — decreased at an annual rate of 5.7% in the first quarter of 2009, according to preliminary estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

In the fourth quarter, real GDP decreased 6.3%.

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