Dear friends, Good news! For the first time, the federal government (BEA) has released the “top line” gross output (GO) at the same time as the “bottom line” GDP. For years, publicly-traded companies have simultaneously posted the top line (sales/revenues) and the … Continued
Washington, DC (Wednesday, September 30, 2020): On September 30, 2020, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that gross output (GO) – the most comprehensive measure of total spending in the economy, including the supply chain – slowed dramatically … Continued
Washington, DC (Tuesday, July 7, 2020): On July 6, 2020, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that gross output (GO) – the most comprehensive measure of total spending in the economy, including the supply chain – slowed dramatically … Continued
A Paper Presented to the Mont Pelerin Society Meetings on May 8, 2017, Seoul, Korea (anniversary of Friedrich Hayek’s birthday) by Mark Skousen Presidential Professor, Chapman University “Gross output [GO] is the natural measure of the production sector, while net … Continued
Washington, DC (Monday, April 6, 2020): On April 6, 2020, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that gross output (GO) – the most comprehensive measure of total spending in the economy, including the supply chain – slowed dramatically … Continued
Washington, DC (Thursday, January 9, 2020): On January 9, 2020, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the “top line” measure of total spending at all stages of the economy, known as gross output (GO), for the 3rd quarter 2019. … Continued
Take a look at today’s article about the U.S. consumer by Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Chicago: https://www.ftportfolios.com/Commentary/EconomicResearch/2019/12/2/dont-worry-about-the-us-consumer He uses my gross output (GO) statistic to refute the myth that consumer spending drives the economy. It’s a beautifully written … Continued
Washington, DC (Tuesday, October 29, 2019): On October 29, 2019, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released gross output (GO) data for the 2nd quarter 2019. The 2.0% real-term growth in the second-quarter 2019 was 25% higher than the 1.6% … Continued
Washington, DC (Monday, July 29, 2019): On July 19, 2019, the federal government released gross output (GO) for the 1st quarter 2019, and the 1.6% real-term growth — which was 30% lower than the 2.3% advancement from the previous period … Continued
Washington, DC (Friday, April 19, 2019): Today the federal government released gross output (GO) for the 4th quarter 2018, and the increase (2.3% in real terms) confirmed a slow-growth economy as we enter a new year. For the entire year … Continued
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