What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 10 Mar 2016?
Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate ·
GDP was zero essentially for the last two quarters.
Not zero. Real GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and 1.0 percent in the fourth, the government's figures at the time showed.
Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, and 2.0 percent in the third quarter (Bureau of Economic Analysis, second estimate released February 26, 2016).
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- Republican presidential debate in Miami, Florida.
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