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THE CURRENT ECONOMIC INDICATOR, produced by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and Bryant University's Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies, estimates that Rhode Island's economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the first quarter, four times as fast as the U.S. economy for the same period.

RIPEC estimates Q1 2.9% GDP growth, expects 2% growth in Q2

Economic Activity 05/23/2017

PROVIDENCE – The Current Economic Indicator report for the first quarter of 2017 showed signs of continued improvement for the Rhode Island economy. The...

RHODE ISLAND GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT increased 1.6 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2016/ COURTESY BEA

R.I. 2016 GDP growth third worst in New England, behind national...

Economic Activity 05/12/2017

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island real gross domestic product grew 1.6 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the Bureau of Economic...

WEAK CONSUMER spending slowed the U.S. expansion to a crawl in the first quarter, a setback economists view as temporary as wage gains buttress household confidence. /BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO STEPHANIE KEITH

Fatter paychecks set to perk up U.S. growth as consumer rebounds

Economic Activity 04/28/2017

WASHINGTON - Weak consumer spending slowed the U.S. expansion to a crawl in the first quarter, a setback economists view as temporary as wage...

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