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GDP
How cooling U.S. GDP growth affects the global economy
May 30, 2024
The annual expansion was revised down to 1.3%. That could indicate softening elsewhere, including trade partners like Canada and China.
U.S. GDP grew by 1.6% in the first quarter, slower than expected
Apr 25, 2024
This marks the end of a six-quarter streak of GDP growth of 2% or more. But the downshift might not be cause for worry just yet.
Steady GDP growth sets US apart from peer countries
Feb 28, 2024
The U.S. economy has been growing at a steady clip while many others are faltering.
Biden administration moves forward with measuring nature's economic impact
Feb 2, 2024
At a recent ocean biodiversity summit, federal officials touted the plan to quantify the country’s natural assets and the services provided by healthy ecosystems, like tree canopies that can cool urban areas or kelp forests that prevent coastline erosion.
Who’s afraid of our $34 trillion national debt?
Jan 30, 2024
Our U.S. debt is bigger than our economic output. Consequences include ballooning interest payments and potential trust issues.
What drove the strong growth in GDP at the end of 2023? Consumer spending.
Jan 25, 2024
Nostalgia, cold weather and an uptick in business travel have been good news for three Baltimore businesses.
Remittances grew again in 2023
Dec 19, 2023
Migrants around the world sent nearly $670 billion back to family members in their home countries. For some countries, remittances make up a quarter to a half of GDP.
For public good, not for profit.
The long-expected consumer pullback may finally be materializing
Nov 29, 2023
We spent more over the holiday, but we bought less — thanks to inflation.
GDP grew 4.9% in Q3, the highest since 2014. How'd we get here?
by
Matt Levin
Oct 26, 2023
The answer will be pretty familiar: consumer spending, and lots of it.
The monumental task of measuring the GDP over and over again
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 28, 2023
The keepers of GDP continually update their calculations as more information becomes available.