Understanding GDP: Why Imports Don't Actually Reduce Economic Growth
As GDP estimates the value of production in the US, imports are neither added nor subtracted conceptually. Everyone agrees ...
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Tariffs are affecting America’s GDP. Here’s how.
Exports, which add to domestic production, could fall if the trade war continues and more countries respond with tariffs on ...
White House adviser expects US GDP growth of at least 2% to 2.5% in Q1
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told Fox News on Wednesday that he expected U.S. gross domestic product growth to ...
Underpinning Trump’s Tariff-Based Trade Wars Are Misunderstood Trade Deficits
Tariffs are Trump's weapon of choice in on-again, off-again trade wars with Colombia, Canada, Mexico, China, importers of ...
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What Is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
The author and editors take ultimate responsibility for the content. Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is a measurement of economic output. It’s the total value of all the finished goods and ...
Commerce Secretary’s Comments Raise Fears of Interference in Federal Data
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output ...
U.K. Economy Unexpectedly Contracts, Posing New Challenge to Government
The contraction in the first month of the year is the latest frustration for a relatively new government that has pledged to ...
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How reliable is the government's economic data? Under Trump, there are real concerns
At the same time, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has suggested changing the way the broadest measure of the economy — ...
China boosts budget deficit target to ‘around 4%' of gross domestic product in a rare move
China on Wednesday announced plans to raise its fiscal deficit to around 4% of gross domestic product, a rare increase that ...
Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook
Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and ...
Houston region leads major U.S. metros in two-year GDP growth
Houston’s GDP growth outpaced the nation’s two largest metropolitan areas, New York and Los Angeles, which saw two-year ...
Japan’s Economy Grew More Slowly Than Initially Estimated in Final Quarter of 2024
The Japanese economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the October-December period but still marked a third ...