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The US Economy’s Growth Slowed in the Final Three Months of 2025 After a Robust Expansion Last Summer and Fall
The U.S. economy grew 2.2% in 2025 despite a slowdown to 1.4% annual rate in Q4 caused by trade shifts, weaker government spending, and slower hiring.
- On Friday, the Commerce Department reported U.S. GDP grew at an annual rate of 1.4% in October–December, down from 4.4% the previous quarter.
- Imports surged early in 2025 as businesses stockpiled ahead of President Trump's tariffs, then fell after tariffs took effect, while government spending dipped during a six-week federal shutdown and weak residential investment dragged growth last year.
- Consumers kept spending, with personal spending rising 2.4% in the quarter while credit card balances expanded to $1.15 trillion, according to TransUnion.
- For all of 2025, the nation's gross domestic product grew 2.2%, following 2.4% growth in 2024, and analysts say much of the Q4 weakness should be recouped in the early months of 2026.
- Artificial-Intelligence spending helped lift business investment, and Wells Fargo economists Tim Quinlan and Shannon Grein wrote, `While the A.I. investment boom is expected to continue, recent data suggests early signs of a broader pickup` amid GOP tax bill incentives.
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The US President estimated that the fiscal paralysis of October and November last year had cost US GDP "at least two points" in 2025.
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 33%
C 45%
R 22%
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