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The BEA's second estimate of real gross domestic product showed economic growth decreased at an annual rate of 0.2% in Q1 2025. We are currently at a level below both the 10-year moving average and ...

The advance estimate for real GDP growth fell at an annualized pace of 0.3 percent in the first quarter. All of the decline can be attributed to a surge in imports in advance of tariffs. With ...

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