Slow, Slower, Slowest

From Bloomberg - The U.S. economy will slow more than previously estimated through next year as elevated unemployment tempers consumer spending and companies trim investment plans, economists surveyed by Bloomberg News said. The world’s largest economy will grow an average 2.5 percent in 2011, less than the 2.8 percent projected last month and slower than an estimated 2.7 percent this year, according to the median of 59 forecasts in the survey taken Sept. 1 through Sept. 9. Analysts also expect household purchases will cool and the jobless rate will hold above 9 percent. Read more here:

Slow, Slower, Slowest