The history of GDP is interesting, but the important part for people today is what the number means. GDP measures the total ...

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

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that real GDP contracted at an annualized rate of 0.3 percent in Q1 2025, the first negative reading since Q1 2022. The April 29 GDPNow nowcasts were well ...

April 30 (UPI) --U.S. economic gross domestic product declined for the first three months of 2025 as imports surged amid Trump administration tariffs, but White House trade adviser Peter Navarro ...

The U.S. government revised its second-quarter economic growth rate upwards on Thursday, beating analyst expectations and reflecting stronger consumer spending than earlier estimated. Gross domestic ...

Fixed-income analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. have lowered their Treasury-yield forecasts and expect real gross domestic product in the U.S. to shrink in 2025 following President Donald Trump's tariff ...

Forecasted economic activity was predicting a 2.7% contraction in Q1 real GDP based on Atlanta Fed's GDPNow data. Today’s official real GDP reading, crucial for Federal Reserve policy, showed a milder ...

India's 8.2% GDP growth signals strong short-term performance, yet reveals structural challenges and sectoral disparities ...

India's national accounts face challenges, but reforms could enhance statistical methods to meet international standards and ...

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