Specs © Forex Factory
Source Bureau of Economic Analysis (latest release)
Measures Annualized change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy;
Usual Effect Actual > Forecast = Good for currency;
Frequency Released quarterly, about 85 days after the quarter ends;
Next Release Mar 30, 2017
FF Notes While this is q/q data, it's reported in an annualized format (quarterly change x4). The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 3 versions of GDP released a month apart - Advance, Preliminary, and Final. The Advance release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact;
Why Traders
Care It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health;
Acro Expand Gross Domestic Product (GDP);