DATA FILE · DF-007

Real GDP Growth

How quickly did inflation-adjusted U.S. production grow from the preceding quarter?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · Last verified Oct 9, 2026

Latest reading

+2.2 percent change from preceding quarter, annualized

Measurement period: 2026-Q2
Release date: Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: Quarterly
Seasonal adjustment: Seasonally adjusted annual rate

The third estimate reports Q2 growth of 2.2%, compared with 1.5% in the advance estimate. The September 30 annual update revised Q1 to 2.5%; its advance estimate was 2.0%.

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Previous period and revision

Measurement period: 2026-Q1
Previously released value: +2.0
Revised value: +2.5
Revision release date: Sep 30, 2026

Values use the same unit shown above. A revision changes the estimate for an earlier period; it is not a new reporting period’s reading.

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What this measures

Growth in the inflation-adjusted value of goods and services produced in the United States, expressed as an annualized quarterly rate.

What it does not establish

This is not year-over-year growth, nominal GDP, GDP per person, or a direct measure of household income or welfare. Annualization is a reporting convention, not a forecast.

Methodology

BEA NIPA Table 1.1.1, line 1, series A191RL (table code T10101; quarterly frequency) reports real GDP growth. The annualized transformation is 100 × ((real GDP this quarter / real GDP preceding quarter)^4 − 1). BEA uses chain-type quantity measures. Advance, second and third estimates incorporate progressively fuller inputs; annual updates can revise earlier quarters. Published rounded rates should not be used to reconstruct unrounded levels.

Observation history and release vintages

2026-Q2

First released value: +1.5
Original release date: Jul 30, 2026
Revised value: +2.2
Revision release date: Sep 30, 2026

Advance estimate 1.5%; third estimate 2.2%.

Real GDP growth from the preceding quarter, seasonally adjusted annual rate.

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2026-Q1

First released value: +2.0
Original release date: Apr 30, 2026
Revised value: +2.5
Revision release date: Sep 30, 2026

Advance estimate 2.0%; September annual-update estimate 2.5%.

The September release compares 2.5% with the preceding vintage of 2.1%; 2.1% was not the advance estimate.

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Next scheduled release

Oct 29, 2026. The agency’s release calendar controls the schedule.

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