US real gross domestic product (GDP) increased an annualised 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011 after increasing 1.8% in the third quarter, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP increased 1.7% in 2011 after increasing 3.0% in 2010. The annual decline in public spending was the biggest since 1971.
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