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    US GDP Contracts Again, Enters Unofficial Recession Territory

    Written by David Schollaert


    The US economy contracted in the second quarter of 2022, declining for the second straight quarter. Some economists consider two consecutive quarters of negative GDP to be the definition of a recession.

    Gross domestic production in Q2 declined at -0.09% annualized pace, according to advanced estimate from the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

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