Key Takeaways A nation's GDP is the total value of all of its consumer and government spending, investments, and exports, minus the value of its imports. Nominal GDP reflects the raw numbers in ...

Explore consumerism's role in driving economic growth, its benefits, drawbacks, and impact on society, economy, and the ...

Consumer spending was — once again — key to GDP growth last quarter Economic growth came in pretty strong for the fourth quarter. GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.3%. And consumer spending rose ...

Consumers splurged on goods in particular, but also on services, and moved the GDP needle. Real GDP grew 2.8% annualized in Q3 from Q2, well above the 15-yr pre-pandemic average of 2.0%.

Two surveys reflecting dimming consumer and business outlook under Trump coincided with today's announcement that three years of GDP growth ended in the first quarter.

Consumers are still doing all the things — shopping, vacationing, going out to eat, despite high interest rates. One take: Maybe rates should have peaked higher to really slow down spending.

According to the GDP report, a measure of underlying growth trends favored by economists that combines consumer spending and business investment, known as final sales to private domestic ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Consumer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since January 2021, raising concerns about the potential impact on the economy. While traditional metrics like GDP and ...

The U.S. economy contracted a bit faster than previously thought in the first quarter amid tepid consumer spending, underscoring the distortions caused by the Trump administration's aggressive ...

Economic Report Economy was even stronger than it looked in the third quarter, GDP shows. Thank consumers. GDP might be having its best streak since 2014 ...