{"id":15205,"date":"2026-04-09T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-dailytourist.com\/?p=15205"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:50:30","slug":"u-s-fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-revised-down-to-0-5-amid-investment-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-dailytourist.com\/?p=15205","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Fourth-Quarter GDP Growth Revised Down to 0.5% Amid Investment Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"317\">U.S. economic growth slowed more than previously reported in the fourth quarter of 2026, as weaker business investment and inventory accumulation outweighed a sharp rise in corporate profits, government data showed Thursday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"653\">The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Commerce Department&#8217;s Bureau of Economic Analysis<\/span><\/span> reported that gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a revised annualized rate of 0.5%, down from the prior estimate of 0.7%. The initial advance estimate had placed growth at 1.4%. Economists surveyed by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Reuters<\/span><\/span> had expected the 0.7% figure to remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"918\">The downward revision reflected weaker business spending on intellectual property products and inventory build-up. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy, was slightly revised down to a 1.9% growth rate from the previous 2.0%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"1157\">The slowdown from the third quarter\u2019s 4.4% growth pace was influenced in part by last year\u2019s government shutdown. Analysts note that neither the third- nor fourth-quarter GDP readings fully reflect the underlying health of the economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1427\">A measure of domestic demand\u2014final sales to private domestic purchasers, which excludes government, trade, and inventories\u2014grew at 1.8% in the fourth quarter, slightly below the prior estimate of 1.9%. In the July-September quarter, domestic demand expanded at 2.9%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1625\">Corporate profits from current production surged to $246.9 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $175.6 billion in the third quarter, highlighting strong earnings despite slower overall growth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1925\">From the income side, the economy grew at a 2.6% rate in Q4, compared with 3.5% in Q3. The average of GDP and gross domestic income (GDI), also called gross domestic output and considered a more comprehensive measure of economic activity, grew at 1.5% in the fourth quarter, down from 4.0% in Q3.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2134\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">While economists expect growth to accelerate in the first quarter of 2026, uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-Israeli war on <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Iran<\/span><\/span> is casting a shadow over the economic outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. economic growth slowed more than previously reported in the fourth quarter of 2026, as weaker business investment and inventory accumulation outweighed a sharp rise in corporate profits, government data showed Thursday. 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