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Jenn ([personal profile] icelightning) wrote2009-02-27 09:36 am

Erk.

The US GDP went down by 6.2% last quarter, the worst drop in 26 years. And it was just announced today.

:| Stocks are already plunging, and yeaaaah, we haven't seen the bottom of the market, yet.



... and on a completely related note, I'm definitely applying for those FAA jobs I heard about at the job fair last week.

[identity profile] mewsrissicat.livejournal.com 2009-02-28 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Well, considering we've been in a recession now since at least December 2007... (and a recession is a contraction in the GDP)... then I think our stated GDP has been long overdue for a correction. >_

[identity profile] icelightning.livejournal.com 2009-02-28 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
>_> That is true, and I was kinda expecting it to go down. Surprisingly, the stock market only dropped 100+ points or so. I was expecting at least 200 with that news.