The survey results show the
real gross domestic product (GDP) is
expected to rise steadily from 2.5 percent this year to 3 percent in 2013 to 3.2 percent by 2014; the nation's unemployment rate is
expected to fall to 8.0 percent in 2012, 7.5 percent in 2013, and 6.9 percent by 2014; and the number of jobs created is
expected to rise from an
expected 2 million in 2012 to 2.5 million in 2013 to 2.75 million in 2014.