One of the specialties of the Federal Reserve Bank of Altanta is monitoring the economy, which may be why they're the ones to make this announcement. They have

One of the specialties of the Federal Reserve Bank of Altanta is monitoring the economy, which may be why they're the ones to make this announcement. They have research tools and apps (GDPNow, EconomyNow) for viewing some statistics, forecasts, and model data about the economy. https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow https://www.atlantafed.org/apps/economynow.aspx https://www.atlantafed.org/apps/economynow.aspx