根据消费者支出和出口增加，今年三个月的经济增长加速了2010年的截至2010年的截止日益增长的恢复到新的一年的健康开发。华尔街日报。星期五，商务部据报道，美国的国内生产总值在2010年第四季度上涨3.2％的通胀调整后率为3.2％，这只是经济学家的期望，但代表了前三个月内记录的2.6％增长的拾取。
The gain was driven by a 4.4% increase in consumer spending, marking the fastest quarterly increase since the start of 2006. The growth data also received a boost from international trade, with the U.S. recording a trade surplus for the first time in 2010 during the fourth quarter, as higher exports led net trade to a 3.44% contribution to GDP. Economists reacted positively to report despite the disappointing headline figure, with弗雷德迪克森的戴维森公司总而言之，“结论是经济似乎是自我维持的”，并补充说经济可能会使用第四季度扩张“作为本季度进一步增长的良好跳跃点。”