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Manufacturers group expects 2.2 percent GDP growth in 2017
Members now see the U.S. economy expanding by 2.2 percent this year, up slightly from 2.1 percent three months ago.
Obama signs outdoor recreation bill into law
President Obama signed the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 into law on Thursday.
BoatUS backs bill that adds outdoor recreation to GDP
BoatUS said it hopes President Obama will sign the bill before the end of the year.
NMMA joins with outdoor groups to lobby Trump administration
The outdoor recreation industry contributes about $646 billion a year to the nation’s gross domestic product, about 4 percent of the U.S. economy.
House bill adds outdoor recreation to GDP index
In one of its first acts upon returning to Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Outdoor REC Act.
After weak GDP, attention turns to July jobs report
Economists aren’t known as a cadre of optimists — after all, the profession carries the nickname “the dismal science” — but they certainly expected more out of the U.S. economy in the second quarter than it had to give.
Second-quarter GDP likely to solidify sense of progress
The U.S. economy is nearly a month into the third quarter, but we still don’t have a fully clear picture of the way the year’s first half ended.
Hopes abound for 2Q growth after slow 1Q
New economic numbers suggest that the economy is poised for faster growth after a disappointing first quarter.
Economic growth slows in first quarter
The Commerce Department said the nation’s gross domestic product grew by just 0.2 percent.
