Business Nationwide Drop in GDP on Economic Pulse WDIY | By Shamus McGroggan Published June 27, 2014 at 12:19 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:01 The nation’s real Gross Domestic Product or GDP dropped by a surprisingly large 2.9% during the 1st quarter of 2014, last winter was a lot worse than we thought.(Original air-date 6/27/2014)