Gross Domestic Product | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Annual 2018 (Initial Estimate)

4th quarter 2018:	2.6 percent
3rd quarter 2018:	3.4 percent

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the “initial” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.4 percent.

Current Release

Current Release: February 28, 2019
Next Release: March 28, 2019

Real GDP: Percent change from the preceding quarter, Q4 and Annual 2018

Chart: Real GDP: Percent change from the preceding quarter

Gross Domestic Product, 3rd quarter 2018 (third estimate); Corporate Profits, 3rd quarter 2018 (revised estimate)

3rd quarter 2018:	3.4
2nd quarter 2018:	4.2

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2018, according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was revised down 0.1 percentage point from the “second” estimate released in November. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 4.2 percent.

Current Release

Current Release: December 21, 2018
Next Release: February 28, 2019

Real GDP: Percent change from preceding quarter, Q3 2018 (3rd est.)

Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2018 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, Third Quarter 2018 (Preliminary Estimate)

3rd quarter 2018:	3.5 percent
2nd quarter 2018:	4.2 percent

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2018, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was unrevised from the “advance” estimate released in October. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 4.2 percent.

Current Release

Current Release: November 28, 2018
Next Release: December 21, 2018

Real GDP: Percent change from preceding quarter, Q3 2018 (2nd est.)

Gross Domestic Product, 3rd quarter 2018 (advance estimate)

3rd quarter 2018:	3.5 percent
2nd quarter 2018:	4.2 percent

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2018, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter of 2018, real GDP increased 4.2 percent.

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