Estimate of Economic Losses Now Up to $50 Billion Estimate of Economic Losses Now Up to $50 Billion

Estimate of Economic Losses Now Up to $50 Billion

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ

Damages from Hurricane Sandy could be double a previous forecast, with economists warning that the storm could shave a half percentage point off the nation’s economic growth.

November 2, 2012, Fridayhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/business/estimate-of-economic-losses-now-up-to-50-billion.html?ref=marywilliamswalsh