U.S. imports fell at a 29.3% annual pace in the second quarter of 2025, adding more than 5 percentage points to that quarter's GDP growth.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources (CBS News, CEPR, Statista) citing BEA data, with the 29.3% figure matching the final/third GDP estimate for Q2 2025. Minor variations (29-30%) across sources reflect different revision stages, not disagreement on the core fact. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=silver indep_score=0.875 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in significant ... (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gdp-q2-second-quarter-revision-3-8-percent-growth/ (corroboration)
- https://cepr.net/publications/gdp-quarter-2-2025-report/ (corroboration)