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US real GDP grew at an annualised 3.4% in the third quarter of 2026

The latest reading is up 1.2 percentage points from the 2.2% recorded for the second quarter of 2026.

Real GDP growth, the third quarter of 2026. Published .

Line chart of real gdp growth from 2020 to 2026. The latest reading, for the third quarter of 2026, is 3.4%. Over the period shown the series ranges from −1.0% to 7.1%.

US real GDP grew at an annualised rate of 3.4% in the third quarter of 2026.1

The previous reading, for the second quarter of 2026, was 2.2%.2 The latest figure is up 1.2 percentage points from the previous reading.3 A year earlier, in the third quarter of 2025, the reading was 3.9%.4

Over the latest 4 readings, the range was 0.2% to 3.4%.5

The numbers behind this article

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  1. US real GDP grew at an annualised rate of 3.4% in the third quarter of 2026.
  2. The previous reading, for the second quarter of 2026, was 2.2%.
  3. The latest figure is up 1.2 percentage points from the previous reading.
  4. A year earlier, in the third quarter of 2025, the reading was 3.9%.
  5. Over the latest 4 readings, the range was 0.2% to 3.4%.

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