Components Of US Real GDP Since 2007

This chart from Business Insider shows the components of the change in quarterly real GDP for the United States since 2007. In the last quarter personal consumption has stalled dramatically.

Business Insider

Recovery Real GDP Per Person Since Beginning Of Crisis

In this picture you can see the recovery of the economies in selected countries since the beginning of the crisis in 2008. GDP per person is a better measure than GDP because population growth rates differ per country.

The Economist

Downward Revision United States Economy

The Bureau of Economic Analysis published its new estimates of the growth of the United States Economy. Although the revision for 2010 was positive, you can see in the graph that the revisions in total are negative.

• For 2008 previously published was no growth nor decline, new estimates show a 0,3 percent decline. 
• For 2009 previous estimate showed a decline of 2,6 percent, now revised to a decline of 3,5 percent.
• For 2010 the growth was thought to be 2,9 percent, now it is said to be 3 percent.

The Economist

EU Real GDP By Contributions By Member States

The European Commission published its European Economic Forecast - spring 2011, from which I will post several graphs today. For
ecast - spring 2011
Contribution by Member States of the European Union to Real GDP Growth of the EU.

European Commission