GDP Growth at 3.2 Percent in First Quarter as Economy Steamrolls Over Skeptics

An employee works on the assembly line for the Ford 2018 and 2019 F-150 truck at the Ford Motor Company's Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27, 2018. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images

The American economy picked up pace in the first quarter of 2019, with the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growing at an annualized rate of 3.2 percent.

“This is far above expectations or projections,” President Donald Trump commented in an April 26 tweet. “Importantly, inflation VERY LOW. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”