New government economic data shows that U.S. economic growth was significantly weaker in the final three months of 2025 than previously reported.
The nation’s gross domestic product — the total value of goods and services produced in the U.S. — expanded at a meager 0.7% annual pace in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday. That is half the 1.4% growth rate the agency initially estimated last month.
For all of 2025, GDP grew at a 2.1% pace, representing solid growth yet down from an initial estimate of 2.2% and slower than the 2.8% growth recorded in 2024.
—This is breaking news and will be updated.