GDP measures the economic output of a nation, but it overlooks pollution-linked deaths, degraded lands, disappearing ...

The history of GDP is interesting, but the important part for people today is what the number means. GDP measures the total ...

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final transactions, so all the goods or services bought and ...

In “Recession Fears May Not Pass GO” (op-ed, Aug. 10), Mark Skousen argues for using gross output, or GO, as a more reliable indicator of economic growth than gross domestic product. I fail to see how ...

Gross domestic product plays an outsize role in how we think of what the American economy creates. It’s what the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis refers to as its “featured measure of production.” ...

Consumption is an always effect of what actually matters: production. It’s a reminder that while “supply siders” are increasingly ridiculous, “supply-side economics” is a statement of the obvious: the ...

Gross domestic product (GDP, a government-produced measure of economic output) is one of the most widely discussed ...

U.S. GDP shrank at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first decline in three years. Experts attribute the contraction to a surge in imports as businesses stocked up ...

GDP measures total economic output within a country over a specific period. Investors use GDP to anticipate market shifts and adjust portfolios accordingly. Buying cyclical stocks during GDP growth ...