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.

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 ...

U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending ...

Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

Uneven growth puts the outlook on a fragile footing.

More forceful macroeconomic stimulus, stronger social protection, and fiscal support for the property sector can help boost domestic demand, especially consumption ...

UNTIL 1700 the world economy did not really grow—it just stagnated. Over the previous 17 centuries global output had expanded by 0.1% a year on average, a rate at which it takes nearly a millennium ...