GDP

Q3 GDP Surprise: Growth Revised Up to 3.4%, But Don’t Let the Headline Fool You

The Bureau of Economic Analysis dropped its advance Q3 GDP estimate on October 29, 2026, and the numbers are eye-catching: real GDP growth accelerated to 3.4% annualized, up sharply from th...

The Q2 Growth Surprise: September 30, 2026 GDP Revision Rewrites the First Half of the Year

The Bureau of Economic Analysis dropped a bombshell on September 30, 2026, revising the first two quarters of 2026 to reveal a U.S. economy stronger than previously reported—but with a twist. T...

GDP Slows to 1.5%, But Private Demand Roars: The 2026 Q2 Growth Paradox Unpacked

The Bureau of Economic Analysis’ second estimate for Q2 2026, released on August 26, 2026, paints a picture that’s anything but straightforward. The headline screams “GDP growth slowed to 1.5% ...

GDP Slows to 1.5% While Private Demand Sprints 3.9%: July 30 Release Flips the Narrative on “Weakness”

The advance GDP release dated July 30, 2026 says growth slowed. It also says domestic private demand accelerated sharply. Both are true—and that tension is the whole story. Real GDP cooled to 1.5...

Headline 2.1% GDP, Softer Core at 1.7%: The 2026-06-25 Trade Mirage

On June 25, 2026, the official third estimate put real GDP at 2.1%, an upgrade from 1.6%. The catch? The same release quietly marked down the economy’s core engine—real final sales to priva...

GDP Cut to 1.6% While GDI Trails at 0.9%: May 28 Release Turns “Momentum” into Mixed Signals

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Q1’s 2.0% GDP Masks a 4.5% Consumer Price Surge

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GDP Up 0.5%, Output Down 0.5%: April 9 BEA Release Says “Growth,” The Details Say “Narrow and Noisy”

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Growth Cut in Half: Q4 Real GDP Revised to 0.7% as Broad Inflation Gauge Rises to 3.8%

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Q4 GDP Cools to 1.4% as Private Demand Slows to 2.4% and “Silver Bars” Exit the Export Ledger

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County GDP’s “Broad Growth” Problem: 2,273 Up, 809 Down—But One County at $813.7B Tells the Real Story

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Broad-Based or Broad Brush? Jan 23 Release Boasts 4.4% Real Growth, 8.3% Nominal—With a 0.4% Tail

GDP Prints 4.4%, But Private Demand Slows to 2.9%: The 2026-01-22 Update Tells a Different Story

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Utilities Did the Heavy Lifting: December IP up 0.4% While Q4 Manufacturing Shrank 0.7%

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Headline IP Squeaks Higher on Mining and Weather, While Core Manufacturing Sits It Out

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GDP Roars 4.3% While GDI Limps to 2.4%: Hotter Prices, Softer Private Demand in BEA’s 12/23 Print

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“48 States Up” Meets “8 Sectors Down”: Parsing the BEA’s Two-Track Growth Story