Atlanta Fed: US GDPNow estimate for Q4-2018 rises to 2.7%

"The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2018 is 2.7 percent on February 6, up from 2.5 percent on February 1," the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reported on Wednesday.

"The nowcast of the contribution of net exports to fourth-quarter real GDP growth increased from -0.52 percentage points to -0.23 percentage points after this morning’s international trade report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis."