The Atlanta Fed’s GDP now falls to 8.8% for the first quarter after the latest US data.

The real gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States is expected to grow 8.8%, compared to 9.6% on February 25, in the first quarter of 2021, it showed on Friday the latest GDPNow report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

“Following this morning’s releases from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis and the US Census Bureau, the current forecast for first-quarter real gross private domestic investment growth decreased from 22.1% to 17.7%, while the current forecast of the contribution of the change in Exports to real GDP growth in the first quarter decreased from -0.78 percentage points to -0.84 percentage points, “explained the Atlanta Fed in its publication.

Market reaction

The US Dollar Index It did not show an immediate reaction to this report and was last seen gaining 0.67% on the day at 90.74.

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