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U.S. Outlook Spring 2009
U.S. Outlook Spring 2009
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- Real GDP will decline by 2.5 per cent in 2009 before rebounding somewhat and expanding by 2.1 per cent in 2010.
- Exports, which helped keep the U.S. economy above water in the first half of last year, are tumbling and have been cut by one-third since peaking last summer.
- The housing market remains in a slump despite the reduction in mortgage rates over the last few months. However, there are some tentative signs that the relentless decline in sales may be coming to an end.
- The current outlook calls for interest rates to remain low until the second quarter of 2010.
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