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Understanding the Economy as Data Revisions Happen

Speaking of the Economy by Richmond Fed

Thomas Lubik reviews how widely used macroeconomic data like GDP is compiled and updated, and how the revision process strikes a balance between decisionmakers' needs for timeliness and accuracy. Lubik is a senior adviso...

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Understanding the Economy as Data Revisions Happen is an episode from Speaking of the Economy by Richmond Fed. Thomas Lubik reviews how widely used macroeconomic data like GDP is compiled and updated, and how the revision process strikes a...

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Published Feb 18, 2026, 18:10 long, audio available.

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Thomas Lubik reviews how widely used macroeconomic data like GDP is compiled and updated, and how the revision process strikes a balance between decisionmakers' needs for timeliness and accuracy. Lubik is a senior advisor in the Research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Full transcript and related links:

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Understanding the Economy as Data Revisions Happen is an episode from Speaking of the Economy by Richmond Fed.

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Published Feb 18, 2026 and 18:10 long