Gross Domestic Product
US Economic Growth for Last Quarter is Revised Up to a Solid 3% Annual Rate
Thursday's report reflected an economy that remains resilient despite the pressure of continued high interest rates. read more >
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US Economic Growth Increased Last Quarter to a Healthy 2.8% Annual Rate
The GDP report also showed that inflation continues to ease, while still remaining above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. read more >
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US Growth Slowed Sharply Last Quarter to 1.6% Pace as High Rates Pressured Economy
Last quarter's GDP snapped a streak of six straight quarters of at least 2% annual growth. The 1.6% rate of expansion was also the slowest since the economy actually shrank in the first and second quarters of 2022. read more >
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US Economic Growth for Last Quarter is Revised Up to a Healthy 3.4%
It marked the sixth straight quarter in which the economy has grown at an annual rate above 2%. read more >
US Economy Grew Solid 3.2% in Q4, a Slight Downgrade From Government’s Initial Estimate
U.S. growth has now topped 2% for six straight quarters, defying fears that high interest rates would tip the world's largest economy into a recession. read more >
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US Economy Grew at Surprisingly Strong 3.3% Pace in Q4
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend freely despite high interest […] read more >
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US Economic Growth for Last Quarter Revised Up to 5.2%
The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 4.9% annual rate last quarter. read more >
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US Economy Grew at 2.1% Rate Last Quarter, Unchanged From Previous Projection
The second-quarter expansion of the nation's gross domestic product — its total output of goods and services — marked a modest deceleration from the economy's 2.2% annual growth from January through March. read more >
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US Economic Growth in Q1 Revised Up Sharply to 2%
Despite the uptick, the government's third and final report on January-March economic growth still marked a deceleration from the 2.6% annual rate from October through December and the 3.2% growth from July through September. read more >
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US Economy Grew at Weak 1.1% Rate in Q1 in Sign of Slowdown
But consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity, remained resilient, growing at a 3.7% annual pace, the fastest such rate in nearly two years. read more >
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US Revises Down Last Quarter’s Economic Growth to 2.6%
The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate last quarter. read more >
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US Economy Slowed But Still Grew at 2.9% Rate Last Quarter
Most economists think the economy will slow further in the current quarter and slide into at least a mild recession by midyear. read more >
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US Economic Growth in Q3 Revised to 2.9%, Higher Than Expected
Last quarter's rise in the U.S. gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and services — followed two straight quarters of contraction. read more >
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Outdoor Recreation Accounts for 2.4% of Arkansas GDP
Nationwide, it accounted for 1.9%, or $454 billion, of current-dollar GDP in 2021. read more >
Government Revision Shows Economy Shrank 0.6% Last Quarter
In its previous estimate for the April-June quarter, the government had estimated that the economy had shrunk at a 0.9% rate. read more >
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US Economy Shrinks for a 2nd Quarter, Raising Recession Fears
Consumer spending slowed as Americans bought fewer goods, business investment fell, and inventories tumbled as businesses slowed their restocking of shelves. read more >
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U.S. Gross Domestic Product Plunges 32.9% in Q2
Gross domestic product in the United States plunged at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter of 2020, a record. The drop was 9.5% compared with the first quarter. read more >
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Revised Figures Show Improved Rate for Arkansas Growth
A government report earlier this month on gross domestic product included revised figures that affected data on Arkansas’ growth rate back to 1997, according to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster. read more >
GDP in U.S. Grows 1.8% in 2013, Arkansas Sees 2.4% Rise
Real gross domestic product grew 1.8 percent in the United States last year, a slowdown when compared with 2012, when GDP rose 2.5 percent. read more >
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