{"id":2283,"date":"2021-10-16T13:38:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T17:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markkirkwood.com\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2022-11-19T12:31:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T17:31:41","slug":"q3-gdp-forecasts-around-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.markkirkwood.com\/?p=2283","title":{"rendered":"Q3 2021 GDP Forecasts: Around 2%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced forecasts for the GDP estimates that are set to be released on Oct 28th.<\/p>\n<div>Table of some of the forecasts over the last 2+ months. The significant downgrades during the quarter were primarily due to analysts underestimating the impact of the recent COVID wave, and also the impact of supply chain disruptions.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<center><\/p>\n<table border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Merrill<\/th>\n<th>Goldman<\/th>\n<th>GDPNow<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>7\/30\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7.0%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9.0%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8\/20\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9\/10\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9\/17\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9\/24\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/1\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.1%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.25%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/8\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2.0%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.25%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/15\/21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2.0%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.25%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center>From BofA Merrill Lynch:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We continue to track\u00a0<b>2% for 3Q GDP<\/b>\u00a0[Oct 15 estimate]<br \/>\nemphasis added<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From Goldman Sachs:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We left our\u00a0<b>Q3 GDP tracking estimate unchanged after rounding at +3\u00bc% (qoq ar)<\/b>. [Oct 15 estimate]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And, from the Atlanta Fed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frbatlanta.org\/cqer\/research\/gdpnow.aspx?panel=1\">GDPNow<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the\u00a0<b>third quarter of 2021 is 1.2 percent<\/b>\u00a0on October 15, down from 1.3 percent on October 8. [Oct 15 estimate]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced forecasts for the GDP estimates that are set to be released on Oct 28th. Table of some of the forecasts over the last 2+ months. The significant downgrades during the quarter were primarily due to analysts underestimating the impact of the recent COVID wave, and also the impact of supply chain disruptions. 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