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Official Publication Edition · GDP

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growth update

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PublisherBureau of Economic Analysis

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GDP (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits, 2nd Quarter 2026

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In the earlier quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent. The average of real GDP and real GDI increased 1.8 percent, compared with an increase of 1.7 percent. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported in the latest update.

Real final sales to private domestic purchasers , the sum of consumer spending and gross private fixed investment, increased 4.2 percent in the later quarter, revised up 0.3 percentage point from the previous estimate. The release states in the latest update.

The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 5.8 percent in the later quarter, revised up 0.1 percentage point from the previous estimate. According to the official release in the latest update.

Q2 growth compared with 1.2 percent in Q1 The data show in the latest update.

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 5.3 percent, revised up 0.2 percentage point, and the PCE price index excluding food and energy increased 3.6 percent, also revised up 0.2 percentage point. This update indicates in the latest update.

Real GDP increased 2.1 percent in Q1 2026 The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported in the latest update.

Real gross domestic income (GDI) increased 2.2 percent in the later quarter, compared with an increase of 1.2 percent in the earlier quarter. The release states in the latest update.

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LabelValueUnitPeriod
In the earlier quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent.2.1percent
The average of real GDP and real GDI increased 1.8 percent, compared with an increase of 1.7 percent.1.8percent
Real final sales to private domestic purchasers , the sum of consumer spending and gross private fixed investment, increased 4.2 percent in the later quarter, revised up 0.3 percentage point from the previous estimate.4.2percent
The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 5.8 percent in the later quarter, revised up 0.1 percentage point from the previous estimate.5.8percent
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 5.3 percent, revised up 0.2 percentage point, and the PCE price index excluding food and energy increased 3.6 percent, also revised up 0.2 percentage point.5.3percent
Real GDP increased 2.1 percent in Q1 20262.1percentQ1 2026
Real gross domestic income (GDI) increased 2.2 percent in the later quarter, compared with an increase of 1.2 percent in the earlier quarter.2.2percent
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