There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final... Can we just change how we measure GDP? There's one ...

French president Nicolas Sarkozy drew heat last month when he suggested that countries should factor happiness into their statistics for growth. After all, Sarkozy campaigned on promises of wealth ...

But it’s far from perfect. GDP is a poor measure of welfare. It tallies up all the goods and services produced in an economy—putting equal value on $100 whether it’s spent on concert tickets or ...

Thursday morning was the “third time’s the charm” for the federal government’s number-crunchers — the Bureau of Economic Analysis issued its third estimate of gross domestic product for the first ...

The stock market is often a sentiment indicator and can impact gross domestic product (GDP). GDP measures the output of all goods and services in an economy. As the stock market rises and falls, so ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest U.S. gross domestic product data on April 30. In the first three months of 2025, it said, GDP contracted by 0.3%. The GDP growth rate captures the ...

The role of imports in GDP—Gross Domestic Product—confuses many people. The current political discussion about tariffs has triggered some of the misunderstanding. This article aims to help business ...

Gross Domestic Product, the broadest measure of the economy, grew by an annual rate of 3.0% in Q2, adjusted for inflation. Government consumption expenditures and gross investment rose by 0.4% ...

The nation's gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — grew at an annual rate of 3% in April, May and June, according to a report Wednesday from the Commerce Department.

On Wednesday, Wall Street received a Q2 economic growth estimate that blew past expectations, marking a significant turnaround from Q1, in which U.S. economic growth had contracted for the first time ...