Revised GDP Shows US Economy Barely Expanded in 4th Quarter

Outlook for the US economy remains murky because of the war in Iran.

Shoppers on Black Friday at a mall in Bethesda, Md., on Nov. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

U.S. economic growth nearly flatlined at the end of 2025. The fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was 0.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s final estimate, released on April 9.

This is a downward revision from last month’s estimate of 0.7 percent, reflecting modest downward adjustments to investments and consumer spending.