by Calculated Risk on 5/22/2020 11:37:00 AM

Important: GDP is reported at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). So a 40% Q2 decline is around 9% decline from Q1 (SA).

From Merrill Lynch:

We are tracking 2Q GDP at -40% qoq saar, down from -30% earlier. [SAAR May 22 estimate]
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From Goldman Sachs:

We left our Q2 GDP forecast unchanged at -39% (qoq ar) but raised our estimate of the initial vintage by 0.3pp to -31.5% (released on July 30th). [May 22 estimate]

From the NY Fed Nowcasting Report

The New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at -30.5% for 2020:Q2. [May 22 estimate]

And from the Altanta Fed: GDPNow

The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of 2020 is -41.9 percent May 19, up from -42.8 percent on May 15. [May 19 estimate]