United States GDP Growth Rate 1947-2016 | Data | Chart | Calendar
The US economy expanded an annualized 1.1 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2016, higher than a second estimate of 0.8 percent, according to final figures released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Consumer spending continued to boost growth although it expanded less than expected while exports and software investment rebounded. GDP Growth Rate in the United States averaged 3.23 percent from 1947 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 16.90 percent in the first quarter of 1950 and a record low of -10 percent in the first quarter of 1958. GDP Growth Rate in the United States is reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.