Virus outbreak could 'maybe' impact US GDP in Q1: White House economic adviser

Published Sat, Feb 15, 2020 · 05:04 AM

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    [WASHINGTON] White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the coronavirus outbreak in China could "maybe" knock two- to three-tenths of a per cent off US gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter.

    "We're thinking maybe in the first quarter we lose ... two or three-tenths of one per cent of GDP," the National Economic Council director said in an interview on Fox Business Network.

    REUTERS

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