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New estimate - GDP down 5.7%

May 29, 2009

Real gross domestic product in the U.S. decreased at an annual rate of 5.7% in the first quarter, according to a new preliminary estimate by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The decline was up from a previous estimate of a 6.1% decline.

Real GDP decreased by 6.3% in the fourth quarter.