U.S. economic gross domestic product contracted 0.3% for the first three months of 2025 as imports surged amid Trump administration tariffs.

As such, it's worth knowing what the headline statistic — the annual growth rate in real GDP — represents. Let's take a closer look at how to calculate this rate. Image source: Getty Images.

It isn’t a statistical artifact but a warning of a real slowdown.

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that real GDP contracted at an annualized rate of 0.3 percent in Q1 2025, the ...

A 0.3% decline in U.S. first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and an estimated low number of new jobs in April point to a slowing economy. Consumers in March ...

"GDP is backward-looking but there was some good news as real final sales to private domestic purchasers, the engine of the ...

GDP printed at -0.3%, below market expectations, due to companies stocking up ahead of Trump's tariffs, impacting Net Exports. Click for more on U.S. Economy.

A rush of imports ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs turned economic growth negative. In the first broad measure of the economy since Donald Trump became president, the nation’s gross domestic ...