Economist Mark Zandi isn't convinced the big Q3 GDP report means the economy is set to soar from here, and thinks the data ...

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.” ...

An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second ...

The fraudulent number that is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a substantially shrunken number relative to the true size of ...

Consumption is an always effect of what actually matters: production. It’s a reminder that while “supply siders” are increasingly ridiculous, “supply-side economics” is a statement of the obvious: the ...

Discover how the GNP Deflator measures inflation's impact on GNP, how it's calculated, and why it's vital for economic analysis.

Fresh government data showed the US economy grew at a much stronger pace than initially estimated – news that dented hopes the Federal Reserve’s will cut rates aggressively in the months ahead. Gross ...

There may be an explanation for why the U.S. economy has been remarkably resilient, growing briskly despite high inflation and interest rates. Maybe it isn’t so resilient after all. This week, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Wooden blocks with the word GDP and up and down arrows. An ...

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 ...