The U.S. economy contracted at a 0.6% annual pace in the first quarter of 2025.
Notes on verification
Confirmed as the final BEA-revised figure (as of the September 2025 annual comprehensive update) for Q1 2025 real GDP growth. Earlier vintages of this estimate (advance: -0.3%, second: -0.2%, third: -0.5%) differ, so the exact figure cited depends on publication date, but -0.6% is the current authoritative BEA number. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in significant ... (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://bea.gov/news/2025/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2025-third-estimate-gdp-industry-corporate-profits (corroboration)
- https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-economy-q3-2025-initial (corroboration)
- https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/gdp-forecast-tariff-business-economy-impact/ (corroboration)