GDP grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter, down from 4.4% in the third quarter. The report was originally scheduled for Jan. 29, but was released at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday because of government shutdown-related delays.

Q4 2025 GDP growth was weak at 1.4%, with a temporary government shutdown; december PCE inflation surprised to the upside. Read the full analysis here.

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Full-year economic growth at 2.2% is "a pretty strong number" that is high enough to raise concerns about persistent inflation and likely require tight monetary policy to hold back the economy,

Discover why real GDP offers a more accurate picture of economic growth by adjusting for inflation and when nominal GDP might be more useful for short-term analysis.

Real gross domestic product saw the softest increase in the last nine years, aside from Covid, when it dropped to -2.1 percent from a year ago.

A simple reason explains why U.S. economic growth seemed to hit a wall in the final three months of the year.

President Trump said the record-long government shutdown in the fall had a sizable effect on gross domestic product, and repeated his call for lower interest rates. "Democrat Shutdown cost the U.S.A.