Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2026 (Third Estimate)
Updated: Sep 30
Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.2% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the third estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This represents a modest deceleration from the 2.5% growth recorded in the first quarter, which was revised upward from 2.1%.
The second-quarter figure was revised up 0.7 percentage point from the prior estimate, primarily reflecting upward revisions to investment, consumer spending, and government spending. Consumer spending, investment, and exports contributed positively to growth, while imports, which are subtracted in the calculation of GDP, offset a portion of those gains.
Price pressures were softer than previously reported. The PCE price index rose 5.0%, and the PCE price index excluding food and energy rose 3.3%, each revised down 0.3 percentage point. Profits from current production increased $384.0 billion, a downward revision of $16.9 billion, while real gross domestic income advanced 2.6%.
View the full release below, which provides additional detail on industry-level output, state-level GDP and personal income, and the results of BEA's 2026 annual update of the national accounts.
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