Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover real estate, economics and cost of living. Sep 18, 2024, 02:38pm EDT Boise is one of America's fastest growing cities and ...

The U.S. economy surged between April and June after shrinking in the first three months of the year, driven by a large shift in imports tied to President Trump's trade policies. The country's GDP ...

Understand the income approach to GDP, where total expenditures equal the income from goods and services in an economy.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and ...

The National Statistical Office released a new GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year after an 11-year gap, amid public questioning of the veracity of the 2011-12 series. The revised estimates show ...

US consumer spending grew in the first quarter at the weakest pace since the onset of the pandemic on a sharp deceleration in outlays for a variety of services. Spending on services contributed 0.3 ...

Q1 2025 GDP growth was revised down to -0.5%, with personal consumption and services spending notably weaker than previously estimated. Inflation measures were revised up slightly, complicating the ...

NATO allies are meeting in the Netherlands on June 24-25 this week. The alliance has reportedly agreed to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product by 2035. One chart shows what a ...