The US economy is growing at a rate of 2.3 percent. As can be seen in the ranking of GDP of the 196 nations that we publish, the United States is the world’s leading economy in terms of GDP, with a total of $19,479,600 million in 2017.
What was the 2016 GDP growth rate?
In 2016, real GDP increased by 1.6 percent (from the 2015 annual level to the 2016 annual level), compared to 2.6 percent in 2015. (table 1).
What was the real GDP growth rate (in percent) between 2017 and 2018?
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ “first” estimate, real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 (table 1). Real GDP climbed by 3.4 percent in the third quarter.
Because of the partial government shutdown, the “advance” estimate for the fourth quarter and annual GDP for 2018 was originally slated for January 30th, and the “second” estimate was originally scheduled for February 28th. For more information, see the Technical Note.
The Bureau stressed that the fourth-quarter preliminary estimate provided today is based on incomplete or subject to revision by the source agency (see “Source Data for the Initial Estimate” on page 3). On March 28, 2019, updated fourth-quarter forecasts will be provided, based on more full data.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE), nonresidential fixed investment, exports, private inventory investment, and federal government spending all contributed to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter. Negative contributions from household fixed investment and state and local government spending partially offset these gains. Imports, which are deducted from GDP calculations, increased (table 2).
The fourth-quarter slowdown in real GDP growth was due to decreases in private inventory investment, PCE, and federal government spending, as well as a decrease in state and local government spending. An increase in exports and a speeding up of nonresidential fixed investment partially compensated these developments. Imports grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than in the third.
In the fourth quarter, current dollar GDP climbed by 4.6 percent, or $233.2 billion, to $20.89 trillion. GDP in current dollars climbed by 4.9 percent, or $246.3 billion, in the third quarter (table 1 and table 3).
In the fourth quarter, the price index for gross domestic purchases grew 1.6 percent, compared to 1.8 percent in the third quarter (table 4). The PCE price index climbed by 1.5 percent, compared to a 1.6 percent increase in the previous quarter. The PCE price index grew 1.7 percent excluding food and energy expenses, compared to 1.6 percent overall.
In the fourth quarter, current-dollar personal income climbed by $225.1 billion, compared to $190.6 billion in the third quarter. The increase in personal income was due to an increase in farm proprietor income as well as increases in personal dividend and interest income. Employee compensation has slowed.
In the fourth quarter, disposable personal income climbed by $218.7 billion, or 5.7 percent, compared to $160.9 billion, or 4.2 percent, in the third quarter. The growth in real disposable personal income was 4.2 percent, compared to a 2.6 percent gain in the previous year.
In the fourth quarter, personal savings totaled $1.06 trillion, up from $996.0 billion in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the personal saving rate (savings as a proportion of disposable personal income) was 6.7 percent, up from 6.4 percent in the third quarter.
Based on newly available tabulations from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, the percent change in real GDI for the third quarter of 2018 was updated from 4.3 percent to 4.6 percent.
In 2018, real GDP increased by 2.9 percent (from the 2017 annual level to the 2018 annual level), compared to a 2.2 percent gain in 2017. (table 1).
PCE, nonresidential fixed investment, exports, federal government spending, private inventory investment, and state and local government expenditure all contributed to the increase in real GDP in 2018, which was partially offset by a minor negative contribution from residential fixed investment. Imports, which are deducted from GDP calculations, increased (table 2).
The increase in real GDP between 2017 and 2018 was primarily due to increases in nonresidential fixed investment, private inventory investment, federal government spending, exports, and PCE, as well as an increase in state and local government spending, which was partially offset by a decline in residential investment.
GDP in current dollars climbed 5.2 percent, or $1.02 trillion, to $20.50 trillion in 2018, compared to 4.2 percent, or $778.2 billion, in 2017. (table 1 and table 3).
In 2018, the price index for gross domestic purchases climbed by 2.2 percent, compared to 1.9 percent in 2017. (table 4). The PCE price index grew 2.0 percent, compared to 1.8 percent in the previous quarter. The PCE price index grew 1.9 percent excluding food and energy expenses, compared to 1.6 percent overall (table 4).
Real GDP increased by 3.1 percent in 2018 (measured from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018), compared to 2.5 percent in 2017. During 2018, the price index for gross domestic purchases climbed by 2.1 percent, compared to 1.9 percent in 2017.
A Technical Note that is issued with the news release on BEA’s Web site contains information on the source data and important assumptions utilized for unavailable source data in the initial estimate. Each version comes with a thorough “Key Source Data and Assumptions” file. See the “Additional Information” section below for more information on GDP updates.
In 2016 and 2017, what was the GDP?
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ “third” estimate, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 (table 1). Real GDP climbed by 3.2 percent in the third quarter.
The “third” estimate released last month was based on less extensive source data than the “second” estimate presented today. The growth in real GDP was 2.5 percent in the second estimate. The overall picture of economic growth remained unchanged with this third estimate for the fourth quarter; personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and private inventory investment were revised up (see “Updates to GDP” on page 2).
In the fourth quarter, real gross domestic income (GDI) climbed by 0.9 percent, compared to 2.4 percent in the third. In the fourth quarter, the average of real GDP and real GDI, a supplemental measure of U.S. economic activity that equally weights GDP and GDI, climbed 1.9 percent, compared to a 2.8 percent gain in the third quarter (table 1). PCE, nonresidential fixed investment, exports, residential fixed investment, state and local government expenditure, and federal government spending all contributed to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter, which was partly offset by a negative contribution from private inventory investment. Imports, which are deducted from GDP calculations, increased (table 2).
The fourth-quarter slowdown in real GDP growth was due to a drop in private inventory investment, which was partially offset by increases in PCE, exports, state and local government spending, nonresidential fixed investment, and federal government spending, as well as an increase in residential fixed investment. Imports, which are deducted from GDP calculations, increased.
In the fourth quarter, current-dollar GDP climbed by 5.3 percent, or $253.5 billion, to $19,754.1 billion. GDP in current dollars climbed by 5.3 percent, or $250.6 billion, in the third quarter (table 1 and table 3).
In the fourth quarter, the price index for gross domestic purchases grew 2.5 percent, compared to 1.7 percent in the third quarter (table 4). The PCE price index climbed by 2.7 percent, compared to a 1.5 percent gain in the previous quarter. The PCE price index grew 1.9 percent excluding food and energy expenses, compared to 1.3 percent overall (appendix table A).
What was the 2015 GDP growth rate?
The Bureau of Economic Analysis, the government department in charge of compiling GDP estimates, reported that the economy increased 2.9 percent in 2015, up from 2.6 percent previously predicted. That was the most significant increase since 2005.
What was the 2018 GDP?
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ “third” estimate, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 (table 1). Real GDP climbed by 3.4 percent in the third quarter.
The most recent GDP estimate is based on more extensive source data than the “initial” estimate given last month. The growth in real GDP was first estimated to be 2.6 percent. The overall picture of economic growth has not changed with this estimate for the fourth quarter; personal consumption expenditures (PCE), state and local government spending, and nonresidential fixed investment have all been revised lower; imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, have also been revised lower (see “Updates to GDP” on page 2).
In the fourth quarter, real gross domestic income (GDI) climbed by 1.7 percent, compared to 4.6 percent in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the average of real GDP and real GDI, a supplemental measure of U.S. economic activity that equally weights GDP and GDI, climbed 1.9 percent, compared to a 4.0 percent gain in the third quarter (table 1).
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE), nonresidential fixed investment, exports, private inventory investment, and federal government spending all contributed to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter. Negative contributions from household fixed investment and state and local government spending partially offset these gains. Imports, which are deducted from GDP calculations, increased (table 2).
In the fourth quarter, current dollar GDP climbed by 4.1 percent, or $206.9 billion, to $20.87 trillion. GDP in current dollars climbed by 4.9 percent, or $246.3 billion, in the third quarter (table 1 and table 3).
In the fourth quarter, the price index for gross domestic purchases grew 1.7 percent, compared to 1.8 percent in the third quarter (table 4). The PCE price index climbed by 1.5 percent, compared to a 1.6 percent increase in the previous quarter. The PCE price index grew 1.8 percent excluding food and energy expenses, compared to 1.6 percent overall.
PCE, state and local government spending, and nonresidential fixed investment were all revised down 0.4 percentage point in the fourth quarter, partially offset by a downward revision to imports. See the Technical Note for further information. Each version comes with a thorough “Key Source Data and Assumptions” file. See the “Additional Information” section below for more information on GDP updates.
GDP in current dollars climbed 5.2 percent, or $1.01 trillion, to $20.49 trillion in 2018, compared to 4.2 percent, or $778.2 billion, in 2017. (table 1 and table 3).
In 2018, real GDP increased by 2.4 percent, compared to 2.3 percent in 2017. (table 1).
Real GDP climbed 3.0% from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018. This is compared to a 2.5 percent gain in 2017. In 2018, the price index for gross domestic purchases climbed by 2.1 percent, compared to 1.9 percent in 2017. In 2018, real GDP increased by 2.7 percent, compared to 2.3 percent in 2017. (table 6).
In the fourth quarter, profits from current production (business profits adjusted for inventory valuation and capital consumption) fell $9.7 billion, compared to a rise of $78.2 billion in the third quarter.
Domestic financial firm profits fell $25.2 billion in the fourth quarter, compared to a $6.1 billion drop in the third quarter. Domestic nonfinancial corporations’ profits climbed by $13.6 billion, compared to a gain of $83.0 billion for financial corporations. Profits in the rest of the world climbed by $1.9 billion, compared to a $1.3 billion increase in the United States. Receipts climbed by $8.8 billion in the fourth quarter, while payments increased by $6.9 billion.
What is the 2018 GDP growth rate in the United States?
From 1948 to 2021, the GDP Annual Growth Rate in the United States averaged 3.14 percent, with a high of 13.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 1950 and a low of -9.10 percent in the second quarter of 2020.
What is the rate of GDP growth?
From 1947 to 2021, the GDP Growth Rate in the United States averaged 3.20 percent, with a peak of 33.80 percent in the third quarter of 2020 and a low of -31.20 percent in the second quarter of 2020.
What is the real GDP rise from 2018 to 2019 in percentage terms?
Positive contributions from PCE, exports, residential fixed investment, federal government spending, and state and local government spending offset negative contributions from private inventory investment and nonresidential fixed investment in the fourth quarter, resulting in an increase in real GDP. Imports, which are deducted from GDP calculations, declined (table 2).
The fourth quarter’s real GDP growth was the same as the third. A drop in imports and an increase in government spending were offset in the fourth quarter by a bigger drop in private inventory investment and a slowdown in PCE.
In the fourth quarter, real gross domestic income (GDI) climbed by 2.6 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the average of real GDP and real GDI, a supplemental measure of U.S. economic activity that weights GDP and GDI equally, grew 2.4 percent, compared to 1.7 percent in the third quarter (table 1).
In the fourth quarter, current dollar GDP climbed by 3.5 percent, or $186.6 billion, to $21.73 trillion. Current-dollar GDP climbed by 3.8 percent, or $202.2 billion, in the third quarter (tables 1 and 3).
In the fourth quarter, the price index for gross domestic purchases climbed by 1.4 percent, the same as in the third quarter (table 4). The PCE price index climbed by 1.4 percent, compared to a 1.5 percent increase in the previous quarter. The PCE price index grew 1.3 percent excluding food and energy expenses, compared to a 2.1 percent increase overall.
The “Key Underlying Data and Assumptions” file on BEA’s website has more detail on the source data that underpins the estimates.
The fourth-quarter real GDP growth rate was unchanged from the second estimate in the third estimate. The PCE, residential investment, and state and local government spending have all been increased. Downward revisions to federal government spending and nonresidential fixed investment, as well as an upward revision to imports, counterbalance these upward revisions. See the Technical Note for further information. See the “Additional Information” section below for more information on GDP updates.
In 2019, real GDP increased by 2.3 percent (from the previous year’s annual level to the current year’s annual level), compared to 2.9 percent in 2018. (table 1).
PCE, nonresidential fixed investment, federal government expenditure, state and local government spending, and private inventory investment all contributed to the increase in real GDP in 2019, which was partially offset by a negative contribution from residential fixed investment. Imports have risen (table 2).
The slowdown in real GDP in 2019 compared to 2018 was mostly due to slower nonresidential fixed investment, exports, and PCE, which were partially offset by faster state and local government spending and federal government spending. Imports grew at a slower pace in 2019 than in 2018.
GDP in current dollars climbed 4.1 percent, or $847.5 billion, to $21.43 trillion in 2019, compared to 5.4 percent, or $1,060.8 billion, in 2018. (table 1 and table 3).
In 2019, real GDP increased by 1.9 percent, compared to 2.5 percent in 2018. (table 1).
In 2019, the price index for gross domestic purchases climbed by 1.5 percent, compared to 2.4 percent in 2018. (table 4). The PCE price index climbed by 1.4 percent, compared to a 2.1 percent increase in the previous quarter. The PCE price index grew 1.6 percent excluding food and energy expenses, compared to 1.9 percent overall (table 4).
Real GDP increased by 2.3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2019. This is compared to a 2.5 percent gain in 2018. Real GDI grew 2.0 percent in 2019, as measured from the fourth quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2019. This is compared to a 2.3 percent gain in 2018. (table 6).
From the fourth quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2019, the price index for gross domestic purchases climbed by 1.4 percent. This is compared to a 2.2 percent gain in 2018. The PCE price index climbed by 1.4 percent, compared to 1.9 percent in the previous quarter. The PCE price index grew 1.6 percent excluding food and energy, compared to 1.9 percent overall (table 6).
In the fourth quarter, profits from current production (business profits adjusted for inventory valuation and capital consumption) climbed $53.0 billion, compared to a decrease of $4.7 billion in the third quarter (table 10).
Domestic financial corporation profits grew $0.7 billion in the fourth quarter, compared to a $4.7 billion loss in the third quarter. Domestic nonfinancial firms’ profits grew $53.7 billion, compared to a $5.5 billion fall in financial corporations’ profits. Profits in the rest of the globe fell $1.4 billion, compared to a $5.5 billion increase in the United States. Receipts climbed by $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter, while payments increased by $4.8 billion.
Profits from current production remained constant in 2019, after increasing by $68.7 billion in 2018. Domestic financial businesses saw a $7.1 billion gain in profits, compared to an increase of $11.1 billion. Domestic nonfinancial firms’ profits fell $36.4 billion, compared to a $10.0 billion increase in financial corporations’ profits. Profits in the rest of the world climbed by $29.3 billion, compared to a $47.6 billion increase in the United States.