Current Events -- There will be one or two questions about these events on each exam.

Current Event for Exam #1

U.S. Economy Growing Faster but Still Struggling
What happened to GDP growth in the last quarter of 2011?
What was (were) the primary sources of growth during the quarater?
Did any type of expenditures decline?
Was the growth higher or lower than had been expected?
(for additional information, go here http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm)



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