GDP (Advance Estimate), 1st Quarter 2026

Q1 2026 (Adv)
+2.0%
Q4 2025
+0.5%

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 0.5 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the first quarter were investment, exports, consumer spending, and government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, also increased.

  • Current Release: April 30, 2026
  • Next Release: May 28, 2026

GDP (Advance Estimate), 1st Quarter 2026

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  • What is Gross Domestic Product?

    A comprehensive measure of U.S. economic activity. GDP measures the value of the final goods and services produced in the United States (without double counting the intermediate goods and services used up to produce them). Changes in GDP are the most popular indicator of the nation's overall economic health.

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