The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:
Durable-goods manufacturing and retail trade were among the leading contributors to the upturn in U.S. economic growth in 2010, according to preliminary statistics on the breakout of real gross domestic product (GDP) by industry from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The economic recovery was widespread: 20 of 22 industry groups contributed to real GDP growth.
The full text of the release on BEA's web site can be found at
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industr ... elease.htm