By the numbers
Indiana University experts' economic predictions include:
3 percent: 2010 growth in U.S. gross domestic product
2 percent: 2010 growth in Indiana gross domestic product
10 percent: 2010 U.S. unemployment
9 percent to 10 percent: 2010 Indiana unemployment
10 percent to 11.5 percent: 2010 northeast Indiana unemployment
2 percent: Average increase in Indiana personal income for 2010
Marty Schladen, The Journal Gazette
mschladen@jg.net
To economists, Indiana and the rest of the country will continue to emerge from recession in 2010. But most of us can be forgiven if we don't feel that way.
Economic output will grow, but unemployment and consumer worries will stay high through the year.
That was the consensus the IU Business Outlook offered Wednesday at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. About 100 people attended. The four-person panel used data generated by Indiana University's Center for Econometric Model Research to make its predictions.
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