RHODE ISLAND GDP declined at a 2% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2020. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE COUNCIL
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's gross domestic product was estimated to have declined at a 2% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a new report. GDP had expanded at a 35.5% annualized rate in the third quarter, according to the Current Economic Index released on Thursday by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure…