This year’s fourth-quarter US GDP is expected to increase 1.9% (real seasonally adjusted annual rate), according to The Capital Spectator’s average econometric nowcast. This is the initial estimate that uses limited Q4 data and so the projection is a preliminary review that will be updated several times as new economic indicators are published and existing data are revised. The final nowcast will be published shortly ahead of the official Q4 GDP report. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is scheduled to release its first Q4 estimate on January 30, 2014.