Eye On Housing
With the release of the final estimates of first quarter 2016 GDP growth (revised up two-tenths to a 1.1% growth rate), housing’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) ticked up slightly to 15.4%. The home building and remodeling component – residential fixed investment – as a share of GDP expanded to 3.4%. Housing-related activities contribute to GDP in two basic… Read More ›
With the release of the final estimates of fourth quarter 2015 GDP (a 1.4% annual growth rate), housing’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) was effectively unchanged at 15.30%. However, the home building and remodeling component – residential fixed investment – expanded for the fifth consecutive quarter to 3.32% of total GDP. Housing-related activities contribute to GDP in two basic ways. The first is through… Read More ›