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The Commerce Department said U.S. gross domestic product—the value of all goods and services produced across the economy—rose at a seasonally and inflation adjusted 2% annual rate in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The consensus estimate is for a 2.1% seasonally adjusted annual growth rate, which would match last year’s pace.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"For example, these data show that the typical annual territory of a local group of 25 to 50 individuals, moving seasonally and maintaining regional connections with other groups, would be about 2,500 km2."

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Economists forecast a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.4 million privately-owned housing starts, nearly 100,000 fewer than in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

First, it involves seasonally pulsed inputs of labor.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond