2nd Quarter GDP Stays Hot; Corporate Profits Surge

Real gross domestic product continued its hot pace in the second quarter, according to the second (revised) estimate released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

2nd Look at 1Q GDP Unchanged at 6.4%

Second verse, same as the first: The Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday said its second (revised) estimate of 1st quarter gross domestic product showed economic growth increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent, unchanged from its first estimate in April.

2Q GDP Revised Down to -5%

Real gross domestic product decreased at an annual rate of 5 percent in the first quarter, according to the second (revised) estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, down from 4.8 percent in last month’s advance (first) estimate. It also reported corporate profits fell sharply in the first quarter as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic took hold.