Real GDP

Inflation-adjusted output of the U.S. economy.

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CURRENT3.37%% annualized QoQ • Q3 2026

PRIOR MOVE+1.15 ppvs prior quarter

VS YEAR AGO-0.51 ppchange in displayed metric

10-YEAR POSITION66thpercentile rank

Real GDP history

% annualized QoQ • normalized quarterly

41 plotted periodsLatest: 3.37%

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Q3 2026: 3.37 % annualized QoQ

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WHY IT MATTERS

Real GDP is the broadest measure of economic growth and helps distinguish expansion, slowdown, and contraction.

The current 5-year z-score is 0.42, with a 10-year displayed-metric range of -27.98% to 34.86%.

SOURCE & METHOD

Verified data, calculated server-side.

Source: FRED, series GDPC1. Values are displayed in % annualized QoQ.

Historical coverage begins January 1947. Daily and weekly observations are averaged within each calendar month for this page chart.

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