U.S. Real GDP

Reading the latest movement

For Q2 2026, this snapshot reports 2.20 percent in the quarterly annualized growth view. The difference from the preceding available period is -0.30 percentage points. This comparison uses the prior value contained in the same acquired file. A difference between periods describes economic change; it is separate from a later revision of either observation.

Definition and limitations

Chained-dollar components are generally not additive. Annualized quarterly growth is a pace, not a forecast or the change over a full year.

A quarterly growth rate can be reported at an annualized pace. The real GDP default uses BEA’s published annualized growth where available; the level remains in the raw download.

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Transformations and related measures

Published level retains the source unit. Year-over-year change compares with the same reference period one year earlier. Weekly series compare with 52 weeks earlier (364 days) to retain the weekday. Previous-period percentage change measures the relative change; absolute change subtracts the preceding level. For a rate already expressed in percent, absolute change is in percentage points. Invalid or missing denominators produce an unavailable result. No frequency conversion or hidden rescaling is applied.

Source and methodology

Producer / code

BEA / A191RX

Source table

Table 1.1.6. Real Gross Domestic Product, Chained Dollars

Frequency / adjustment

Quarterly / Seasonally adjusted

Geography

United States

Approved history

1947-Q1 to 2026-Q2

Acquired at

2026-09-30T15:05:36.086989+00:00

Original producer

BEA

Intermediary

None; direct producer acquisition

Source file SHA-256

28689cdede2e4936b16de46a802e9308fba75c39e14b3ddc4752aa3102f8ebc8

Producer documentation · Acquisition endpoint / file · Producer release information

Revisions and archived snapshots

Two site acquisitions are archived. Matching unchanged series identities can be compared between versions; this is not a complete agency vintage history. Previous-period readings above come from the same acquired snapshot. The revision comparison separates changes to matching historical observations from new coverage and corrected series identities. Earlier agency vintages remain outside this archive. Read the revision policy and download this frozen snapshot.