Tuesday, December 23, 2025

U.S. Third Quarter GDP Up 4.3%—BEA

From the Bureau of Economic Analysis, December 23: 

Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2025
(Initial Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September), according to the initial estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.8 percent.
Due to the recent government shutdown, this initial report for the third quarter of 2025 replaces the release of the advance estimate originally scheduled for October 30 and the second estimate originally scheduled for November 26....

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