This data is used in Rodriguez-Rondon & Dufour (2026a). The series ranges from 1947Q2 to 2024Q2.
USRGDPVector of dates
US Real GDP series
log difference of US Real GDP series
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Real Gross Domestic Product [GDPC1], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPC1, September, 2024.
Rodriguez-Rondon, G., & Dufour, J.-M. 2026a. "Monte Carlo Likelihood-Ratio Tests for Markov Switching Models." Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper, No. 2026-23. doi: 10.34989/swp-2026-23.