GDP Growth Closes Out 2024 at 2.3%, Slowing More Than Expected
Economists expect that real GDP grew about 2.3% in the period, below the third quarter’s growth rate, due to a trade deficit in goods.
The US economy ended 2024 with cooler growth than expected in the fourth quarter
US real gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 2.3% in the fourth quarter of this past year, less than the forecast of 2.7%. That economic growth was far below expectations and shows a much cooler economy than the second and third quarter of the year.
US economy resilient despite moderation in growth in fourth quarter
U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as a strike at Boeing depressed business investment in equipment, but consumer spending increased at its fastest pace in nearly two years, underscoring strong domestic demand that probably keeps the Federal Reserve on a slow interest rate cut path this year.
Strong consumption drives US GDP growth in fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2024, US GDP grew at an annualised rate of 2.3 per cent, below consensus expectations . Growth was driven by strong consumer spending and
GDP: US economy grows at slower-than-expected pace in fourth quarter
The latest reading on US economic growth and inflation comes as investors debate when, or if, the Federal Reserve will resume cutting interest rates in 2025.
Import surge seen curbing US economic growth in fourth quarter
U.S. economic growth likely slowed in the fourth quarter as imports surged and a strike at Boeing hurt spending on aircraft, though strong domestic demand will probably keep the Federal Reserve on a shallow interest rate cut path this year.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may seek to arrest slowing economic growth in the world’s fifth-largest economy and ...
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