Why is US GDP growth slowing, and how can it be reversed?
- United States economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2026 amid a growing deficit and increasing inflationary pressures.
- US gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.5 percent between April and June.
- That is a sharp decline from 2.1 percent growth in the first quarter of the year, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) report released on Thursday.
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- United States economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2026 amid a growing deficit and increasing inflationary pressures.
- US gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.5 percent between April and June.
- That is a sharp decline from 2.1 percent growth in the first quarter of the year, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) report released on Thursday.
Sources: Al Jazeera