Gross domestic product plays an outsize role in how we think of what the American economy creates. It’s what the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis refers to as its “featured measure of production.” ...

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of ...

Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are both key indicators used to measure the economic performance and size of a country’s economy but they differ in their scope and focus.

A sharp GDP contraction in the second quarter was driven by plunging exports, but resilient consumer spending and housing complicate the picture — and economists are split on what it means for the ...

Put together, GDP is the total market value of all the goods and services produced within a country’s borders during a year. GDP is a crucial measure of economic health. Rising GDP shows that an ...