Discover how GDP and GPI together offer a clearer insight into a country's economic prosperity and well-being beyond traditional metrics.

A simple reason explains why U.S. economic growth seemed to hit a wall in the final three months of the year.

The U.S. economy grew 2.2% in 2025, a modest slowdown from 2.4% the previous year. GDP gains were fueled by solid consumer ...

Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of the year, hit by the effects of the ...

However, the initial reaction from many on the Street wasn't overly negative, with many pointing to the U.S. government ...

The US economy grew at a much slower pace in the final months of 2025 as the historic government shutdown weighed on economic activity, ending a year that saw the weakest growth since the pandemic.

The recent drop in GDP has some explanations, but even so, it’s not startlingly robust. Then again, the economic measure doesn’t mean most people are doing well.