Go to the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis web site https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/ and/or the Bureau of Economic Analysis web site at https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm

Find the most recent estimate for real GDP and list each of its components: C (Personal consumption expenditures) =________________

I (Gross private domestic investment)=_________________

G (government consumption expenditures and gross investment)=_____________

NX (Net exports of goods and services)=______________

Explain why consumer spending tends to be more a stable portion of GDP, when compared to investment spending.