Learn how GDP measures U.S. economic growth and its role in policy and budget planning by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

LIMA — Economist Robert J. Morgan is optimistic the economy won’t enter a recession in at least the next two years, but he said he is worried about the magnitude of the federal debt. During his ...

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q4 2024, according to the second estimate. The latest estimate was consistent with the forecast and is slower than the Q3 final ...

The US economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace during the second quarter of this year. Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.95% in Q2 2024, according to the second estimate ...

Andrew Foerster, senior research advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared views on the current economy and the outlook from the Economic Research Department as of September 4, 2025 ...

The Trump administration is suggesting a change in the way economic growth is measured, just as the economy appears poised to notch its worst performance since the pandemic-era shutdowns. On Monday, ...

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said the U.S. economy is "calling for large interest rate cuts" and warned that current monetary policy is "holding the economy back" by keeping borrowing costs ...

The White House is looking at these numbers as evidence of a thriving economy; however, others see signals of weak consumer confidence. The numbers are in from the 2025 Black Friday shopping holiday, ...

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday suggested the current economy is divided into two parts — a strong segment spurred on by the artificial intelligence boom and a weaker consumer portion. Consumer ...

The real winners in today's economy are the middlemen — rich intermediary companies like Walmart, Airbnb, and Lyft that ...

The role of imports in GDP—Gross Domestic Product—confuses many people. The current political discussion about tariffs has triggered some of the misunderstanding. This article aims to help business ...