The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to shower with soap before swimming as part of Three Steps for All Swimmers to Protect Against Recreational Water Illnesses. Yet, our survey found 44 percent of people do not believe it is necessary to shower before going in the pool.
The current U.S. GDP growth rate is 2.6 percent. That means the United States economy grew 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017. The second quarter was April through June. That attains the ideal growth rate of between 2-3 percent. The ideal rate is fast enough to provide enough jobs, but not so fast it will create inflation.
GDP is the measure of output produced within a country's borders. Imagine an economy that just produces shoes. Nominal GDP is affected by the price level. If prices increase, even though the number of shoes produced hasn't changed, nominal GDP increases. A more correct measure would be real GDP which is GDP corrected for price increases.