US quarterly economic growth rates under Obama

By The Associated Press, Associated Press

Oct 26, 2012 9:58 AM CDT

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Here are the quarterly growth rates for the U.S. economy since President Barack Obama took office in January 2009. Growth is measured by the change in gross domestic product, the nation's total output of goods and services. Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009, during the Great Recession, which officially ended in June 2009.

A negative number indicates that GDP shrank during that quarter.

Quarters GDP rates

2009: Q1 -5.3 percent

2009: Q2 -0.3 percent

2009: Q3 1.4 percent

2009: Q4 4.0 percent

2010: Q1 2.3 percent

2010: Q2 2.2 percent

2010: Q3 2.6 percent

2010: Q4 2.4 percent

2011: Q1 0.1 percent

2011: Q2 2.5 percent

2011: Q3 1.3 percent

2011: Q4 4.1 percent

2012: Q1 2.0 percent

2012: Q2 1.3 percent

2012: Q3 2.0 percent