“US GDP shrank 4.8% in the first quarter amid biggest contraction since the financial crisis”
April 29, 2020
“Gross domestic product fell 4.8% in the first quarter, according to government numbers released Wednesday that provide the first detailed glimpse into the deep damage the coronavirus wreaked on the U.S. economy.
Economist surveyed by Dow Jones had expected the first estimate of GDP to show a 3.5% contraction.
This marked the first negative GDP reading since the 1.1% decline in the first quarter of 2014 and the lowest level since the 8.4% plunge in Q4 of 2008 during the worst of the financial crisis…”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/29/us-gdp-q1-2020-first-reading.html