Will Q3 2023 US GDP growth be above 3.5%?
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Market will be resolved on October 26th according to the BEA advanced Q3 gdp estimate.

https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product

Make sure to check the Atlanta Fed GDP now for semi-official forecasts :)

https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow

Also look at the Philadelphia Fed surveys:

https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/real-time-data-research/spf-q3-2023

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  • U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter of 2023, better than expected

bought Ṁ50 of YES

@ZachariahSchwab Data is out, resolves Yes.

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With the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate now at 4.9%, there is a good chance that US GDP growth will surpass 3.5% in Q3 2023. The projection is predicated on information obtainable as of October 24, 2023.

A number of indicators point to strong US GDP growth in Q3 2023:

Consumer expenditure has held steady despite high inflation.

Recent months have seen an increase in business investments.

It is projected that net exports would favourably impact GDP growth in Q3.

While there are certain concerns, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the possibility of a short-term recession, the view for Q3 2023 GDP growth is generally positive.

predicted YES

@AltamashShaikh is this from ChatGPT?

The posts provided cover a range of economic factors. GDPNow offers real GDP growth estimates, with a 5.4 percent forecast for Q3 2023. Home prices have been resilient, but home sales forecasts have been slightly reduced due to rising mortgage rates. Concerns about rapidly increasing long-term interest rates and their potential impact on the economy are noted, with a focus on the "term premium." Employment reports in September showed a strong rise, which contributes to an optimistic Q3 GDP forecast.

Sources:
https://www.fanniemae.com/research-and-insights/forecast/data-revisions-paint-more-optimistic-economic-picture-while-long-term-interest-rates-rise#:~:text=The%20Q3%20number%20was%20already,3.5%20to%204.9%20percent%20annualized.

https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow#:~:text=Latest%20estimate%3A%205.4%20percent%20%2D%2D,from%20October%2017%20after%20rounding.

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@SurajUdasi is this from ChatGPT?

@EvanDaniel to rephrase my findings, yes

It looks like the GDPnow estimate has rarely been close to the final result for a quarter from this graph. Am I missing something?

https://fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2017/04/diverging-forecasts/?utm_source=series_page&utm_medium=related_content&utm_term=related_resources&utm_campaign=fredblog

bought Ṁ10 of NO

@SoniaAlbrecht although it does better if you look at advanced estimates rather than final estimates.

https://www.metaculus.com/questions/13941/us-real-gdp-growth-quarterly/

predicted NO

@SoniaAlbrecht but worse if you consider its pattern at this stage of the

quarter. https://twitter.com/steveliesman/status/1691784061574959300

@SoniaAlbrecht

Yeah I believe it’s usually around 2% too high with a pretty big standard deviation. I think Q2 21 was predicting 6% and it came out 2%. However, Q2 23 growth surpassed the gdp now. Basically: it’s a pretty unreliable tool but it is still moderately useful for a question like this.

predicted NO

the Atlanta fed GDP now estimate is now 5.0%

https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow