Contributions
What Drove U.S. GDP Growth
Contributions to real GDP growth by component, percentage points, annualized
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Imports subtract from GDP, so rising imports show as a negative contribution. Components add up to the quarterly growth rate.
Each quarter of U.S. growth broken into its parts: consumers, business investment, government and trade. Bars above zero added to growth; bars below subtracted from it.
What this chart reads
- Consumer Spending Contribution to US GDP Growthas “Consumer spending”behindlatest 2026-04-01
- Private Investment Contribution to US GDP Growthas “Private investment”behindlatest 2026-04-01
- Government Contribution to US GDP Growthas “Government”behindlatest 2026-04-01
- Exports Contribution to US GDP Growthas “Exports”behindlatest 2026-04-01
- Imports Contribution to US GDP Growthas “Imports”behindlatest 2026-04-01
Sources
Consumer Spending Contribution to US GDP Growth. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Table 1.1.2 (Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product), read through FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series DPCERY2Q224SBEA). BEA data are in the public domain. Palanor syncs the series nightly; each quarter's figure is revised with BEA's second and third estimates and annual updates, and the stored history takes those revisions.
Private Investment Contribution to US GDP Growth. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Table 1.1.2 (Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product), read through FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series A006RY2Q224SBEA). BEA data are in the public domain. Palanor syncs the series nightly; each quarter's figure is revised with BEA's second and third estimates and annual updates, and the stored history takes those revisions.
Government Contribution to US GDP Growth. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Table 1.1.2 (Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product), read through FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series A822RY2Q224SBEA). BEA data are in the public domain. Palanor syncs the series nightly; each quarter's figure is revised with BEA's second and third estimates and annual updates, and the stored history takes those revisions.
Exports Contribution to US GDP Growth. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Table 1.1.2 (Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product), read through FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series A020RY2Q224SBEA). BEA data are in the public domain. Palanor syncs the series nightly; each quarter's figure is revised with BEA's second and third estimates and annual updates, and the stored history takes those revisions.
Imports Contribution to US GDP Growth. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Table 1.1.2 (Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product), read through FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series A021RY2Q224SBEA). BEA data are in the public domain. Palanor syncs the series nightly; each quarter's figure is revised with BEA's second and third estimates and annual updates, and the stored history takes those revisions.
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