Gross Domestic Product

The updated number could also show that the AI spending boom is accelerating.

The GDP numbers for the first quarter of 2026 will tell us more about consumer spending and business investment.

Without official GDP data due to the shutdown, the nation’s economic growth for the third quarter is unclear.

Economists expected a downturn in economic growth from the first quarter’s 2% annual rate. Instead, growth accelerated to 2.4%.

Profits fell for the second quarter in a row, partly due to Fed rate hikes. Whether it’s a good thing depends on your role in the economy.

The economy grew, but not as much as expected. Some parts of the economy are slowing, but not as much as expected.

GDI should be close to GDP, theoretically. It’s not.

While consumers cut back on goods spending, spending on services jumped.

There are reasons to take a weak gross domestic product report with a big grain of salt.