GDP accelerated at a 2.3% annualized pace in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department said. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting an increase of 2.5% after growth of 3.1% in the third ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest U.S. gross domestic product data on April 30. In the first three months of 2025, it said, GDP contracted by 0.3%. The GDP growth rate captures the ...

The role of imports in GDP—Gross Domestic Product—confuses many people. The current political discussion about tariffs has triggered some of the misunderstanding. This article aims to help business ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and ...

The U.S. government's budget deficits are now projected to worsen throughout the next decade when compared with earlier forecasts this year, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Committee for ...

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final transactions, so all the goods or services bought and ...

NATO allies are meeting in the Netherlands on June 24-25 this week. The alliance has reportedly agreed to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product by 2035. One chart shows what a ...

Global debt has stabilized, though it remains at an elevated level, as a continued reduction in private-sector lending offset greater borrowing by governments. Total debt was little changed last year, ...

China to run budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025, up from 3%-sources China to keep growth target unchanged at roughly 5%-sources Wider budget gap is part of plans to counter U.S. tariff threats Dec 17 ...