Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2019 (Third Estimate); Corporate Profits, First Quarter 2019 (Revised Estimate)

1st quarter 2019:
3.1 percent
4th quarter 2018:
2.2 percent

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2019 (table 1), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2018, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.

Profits from current production (corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) decreased $59.3 billion in the first quarter, compared with a decrease of $9.7 billion in the fourth quarter.

  • Current Release: June 27, 2019
  • Next Release: July 26, 2019

Gross Domestic Product, 1st quarter 2019 (second estimate); Corporate Profits, 1st quarter 2019 (preliminary estimate)

1st quarter 2019:
3.1 percent
4th quarter 2018:
2.2 percent

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2019, according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.

  • Current Release: May 30, 2019
  • Next Release: June 27, 2019

Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2019 (Advance Estimate)

1st quarter 2019:
3.2 percent
4th quarter 2018:
2.2 percent

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2018, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.

  • Current Release: April 26, 2019
  • Next Release: May 30, 2019

Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter and annual 2018 (third estimate); Corporate Profits, 4th quarter and annual 2018

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

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the “third” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was revised down 0.4 percentage point from the “initial” estimate released in February. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.4 percent.

  • Current Release: March 28, 2019
  • Next Release: April 26, 2019

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

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

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

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.

  • Current Release: October 26, 2018
  • Next Release: November 28, 2018