US GDP growth to average 2.6% this year – Reuters poll
|According to the latest Reuters poll of more than 100 economists, the US economic growth is expected to average 2.6% this year, a slight upward revision seen from the Dec poll.
Key Findings:
The US GDP growth to average 2.6% this year.
December poll says 2018 GDP growth to average 2.4%.
The US GDP growth to average 2.2% in 2019.
December poll says 2019 GDP growth to average 2.1%.
59/76 economists predicted benefits from tax cut plan will start to boost the US GDP this year.
Fed to raise rates 3 times in 2018 (unchanged from Dec poll).
The US core PCE inflation to hit 2% in Q4 2018.
December poll says core PCE inflation to only hit 2% in Q2 2019.
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