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					<p>Hurricane Harvey, the Category 4 storm that slammed the Texas Gulf Coast in mid-August, could ultimately shave as much as 1 percent off the nation's economic growth in the third quarter, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.</p>
<p>"Modeling these effects, we estimate that hurricane-related disruptions could reduce 3Q [gross domestic product] growth by as much as 1 percentage point," Goldman wrote, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/10/hurricane-harvey-probably-shaved-1-percent-from-third-quarter-growth-goldman-sachs-says.html">as reported by CNBC</a>.</p>
<p>Higher gas prices and sharp spikes in unemployment in the affected regions are big contributors to the forecasted decline in the nation's GDP growth.</p>
<p>The L.A. Times reported that Moody's estimated Harvey's price tag at anywhere from $81 billion to $108 billion in losses, most of that to real estate.</p>
<p>The analysis by Goldman Sachs also took Hurricane Irma into account, which began its long crawl up the western coast of Florida on Sunday.</p>
<p>"Given potentially sizeable growth effects from Harvey — and with Irma risks now moving to center stage — we are lowering our Q3 GDP tracking estimate by 0.8pp to +2.0 percent," the analysts said. "However, we expect this weakness to reverse over the subsequent three quarters, more than recouping the lost output."</p>
<p>Because Harvey hit closer to Houston, the storm created a slowdown in the production of oil and natural gas, as well as refinery production, which briefly caused a spike in gasoline prices across the nation.</p>
<p>Hurricane Jose, which had been developing right behind Irma, has moved well north of Puerto Rico, and is expected to weaken significantly in the next two days.</p>

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