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October 30, 2009

Why did GDP rise? Will it last?

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — Can growth in the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economy, be sustained?

That depends on what caused the components of GDP — things like consumer spending and business investment — to move up or down, and whether the growth was heavily dependent on government programs that are going away.


 
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